CVE-2021-42237

Estado: AnalizadaCrítica (9.8)⚠ Explotación activa💥 Exploit

Sitecore XP 7.5 Initial Release to Sitecore XP 8.2 Update-7 is vulnerable to an insecure deserialization attack where it is possible to achieve remote command execution on the machine. No authentication or special configuration is required to exploit this vulnerability.

CVSS

Versión: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Puntuación base: 9.8

Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 98%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 100
Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026

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).

CISA KEV — explotada activamente

Añadida al catálogo: 25/3/2022
Plazo de remediación: 15/4/2022
Uso conocido en ransomware: Known

💥 Exploits públicos

Hay código de explotación o plantillas de detección públicos. No es lo mismo que explotación activa confirmada (KEV), pero aumenta el riesgo: parchee con prioridad.

Módulo de Metasploit (exploit fiable y al alcance de cualquiera) · Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) PreAuth Deserialization RCE
Plantilla de Nuclei (detección automática y masiva) · Sitecore Experience Platform Pre-Auth RCE
Prueba de concepto en GitHub (no verificada) · Lista de pruebas de concepto en GitHub

⚠️ Las pruebas de concepto de GitHub no están verificadas: algunas son falsas o contienen malware. No las ejecute nunca fuera de un laboratorio aislado.

🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK

Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.

ExplotaciónT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access95 %
Impacto principalT1059 Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution90 %
Impacto secundarioT1565 Data Manipulationimpact75 %

Deserialization insegura en endpoint web sin autenticación (AV:N, PR:N). Vector CVSS crítico y uso activo en ransomware confirman RCE. CWE-502 permite ejecución de código arbitrario tras deserialización maliciosa.

Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.

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Tecnologías afectadas (1)

Sitecore — Experience Platform

CWE

CWE-502
CWE-502

Referencias

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