CVE-2021-21517
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.2)—
SRS Policy Manager 6.X is affected by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability due to a misconfigured XML parser that processes user-supplied DTD input without sufficient validation. A remote unauthenticated attacker can potentially exploit this vulnerability to read system files as a non-root user and may be able to temporarily disrupt the ESRS service.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
- Puntuación base: 7.2
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.45%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 73
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-611
- CWE-611
Referencias
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000183576/dsa-2021-045-dell-emc-srs-policy-manager-security-update-for-external-entity-injection-vulnerability
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000183576/dsa-2021-045-dell-emc-srs-policy-manager-security-update-for-external-entity-injection-vulnerability
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