CVE-2021-44140 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2021-44140

Arbitrary file deletion on logout

Vulnerability Description

Remote attackers may delete arbitrary files in a system hosting a JSPWiki instance, versions up to 2.11.0.M8, by using a carefuly crafted http request on logout, given that those files are reachable to the user running the JSPWiki instance. Apache JSPWiki users should upgrade to 2.11.0 or later.

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

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Apache JSPWiki would like to thank haby0 (forhaby0@gmail.com) from Duxiaoman Financial Security Team for discovering and proposing the fix for this issue.

Affected Vendor

Apache Software Foundation

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Affected Software

Apache JSPWiki
Vulnerable Versions:
Apache JSPWiki

Timeline

Official Publish: November 24th, 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:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.