CVE-2021-40978 :: Enginsight Vulnerability Database

Provider	Type	Base Score	Atk. Vector	Atk. Complexity	Priv. Required	Vector
NIST	NIST	7.5 HIGH	NETWORK	LOW	NONE	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
mitre	CNA	---				---
CISA-ADP	ADP	---				---
CVE	ADP	---				---

Base Score

CVSS 3.x

EPSS Score

Percentile: 99%

Vendor	Product	Version
mkdocs	mkdocs	1.2.2

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= Vulnerable software versions

Debian Releases

Debian Product

Codename

python-mkdocs

bullseye	unimportant
bookworm	unimportant
trixie	unimportant
sid	unimportant

Ubuntu Releases

Ubuntu Product

Codename

python-mkdocs

noble	not-affected
mantic	not-affected
lunar	not-affected
kinetic	not-affected
jammy	not-affected
impish	not-affected
hirsute	not-affected
focal	not-affected
bionic	not-affected
xenial	not-affected
trusty	dne

Known Exploits!

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References

https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs

https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs/issues/2601

https://github.com/nisdn/CVE-2021-40978

https://github.com/nisdn/CVE-2021-40978/issues/1

https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs

https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs/issues/2601

https://github.com/nisdn/CVE-2021-40978

https://github.com/nisdn/CVE-2021-40978/issues/1