CVE-2021-37840 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2021-37840

aaPanel through 6.8.12 allows Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking (CSWH) involving OS...

Vulnerability Description

aaPanel through 6.8.12 allows Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking (CSWH) involving OS commands within WebSocket messages at a ws:// URL for /webssh (the victim must have configured Terminal with at least one host). Successful exploitation depends on the browser used by a potential victim (e.g., exploitation can occur with Firefox but not Chrome).

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

aapanel
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: August 2nd, 2021
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.