What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-27181?

CVE-2021-27181 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.7%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2021-27181?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2021-27181. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.7%.

Mdaemon CVE-2021-27181

HIGH

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352)

2021-04-14 cve@mitre.org

CSRF Mdaemon

8.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.8 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 14, 2021 - 23:15 nvd

HIGH 8.8

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in MDaemon before 20.0.4. Remote Administration allows an attacker to perform a fixation of the anti-CSRF token. In order to exploit this issue, the user has to click on a malicious URL provided by the attacker and successfully authenticate into the application. Having the value of the anti-CSRF token, the attacker may trick the user into visiting his malicious page and performing any request with the privileges of attacked user.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in MDaemon before 20.0.4. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352), which allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. An issue was discovered in MDaemon before 20.0.4. Remote Administration allows an attacker to perform a fixation of the anti-CSRF token. In order to exploit this issue, the user has to click on a malicious URL provided by the attacker and successfully authenticate into the application. Having the value of the anti-CSRF token, the attacker may trick the user into visiting his malicious page and performing any request with the privileges of attacked user. Affected products include: Altn Mdaemon. Version information: before 20.0.4..

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement anti-CSRF tokens, validate Origin/Referer headers, use SameSite cookie attribute.