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CVE-2021-43350 — Vulnerability in github.com/apache/trafficcontrol...

CRITICAL

Apache Traffic Control Traffic Ops Vulnerable to LDAP Injection

Published May 24, 2022Updated June 10, 2024Source: osv

Summary

An unauthenticated Apache Traffic Control Traffic Ops user can send a request with a specially-crafted username to the POST `/login` endpoint of any API version to inject unsanitized content into the LDAP filter.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published May 24, 2022 (1602 days ago).
  • Last revised June 10, 2024 — 748 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Go
Update github.com/apache/trafficcontrol to 6.0.1 or later
go get github.com/apache/trafficcontrol@v6.0.1
Go
Update github.com/apache/trafficcontrol to 5.1.4 or later
go get github.com/apache/trafficcontrol@v5.1.4

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (2)

Affects 1 ecosystem: go (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
github.com/apache/trafficcontrol
go
All versions6.0.1
github.com/apache/trafficcontrol
go
All versions5.1.4

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-43350?
Apache Traffic Control Traffic Ops Vulnerable to LDAP Injection This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2021-43350?
CVE-2021-43350 affects github.com/apache/trafficcontrol. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2021-43350 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-mg2c-rc36-p594
GO-2024-2776

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