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CVE-2021-27184

7.5 · HIGH

Pelco Digital Sentry Server 7.18.72.11464 has an XML External Entity vulnerability (exploitable via the DTD parameter entities technique), resulting in disclosure and retrieval of arbitrary data on…

Published Feb 11, 2021CWE-611EPSS 1.59%

Overview

CVE-2021-27184 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 11, 2021 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Pelco Digital Sentry Server 7.18.72.11464 has an XML External Entity vulnerability (exploitable via the DTD parameter entities technique), resulting in disclosure and retrieval of arbitrary data on the affected node via an out-of-band (OOB) attack. The vulnerability is triggered when input passed to the XML parser is not sanitized while parsing the ControlPointCacheShare.xml file (in a %APPDATA%\Pelco directory) when DSControlPoint.exe is executed.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/vitorespf/Advisories/blob/master/Pelco_Digital_Sentry_Server.txtRefsupport.pelco.com/s/article/What-is-the-Digital-Sentry-software-release-revision-historyGitHubgithub.com/vitorespf/Advisories/blob/master/Pelco_Digital_Sentry_Server.txtRefsupport.pelco.com/s/article/What-is-the-Digital-Sentry-software-release-revision-history

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-27184?

CVE-2021-27184 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 11, 2021 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2021-27184?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2021-27184?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2021-27184?

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