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CVE-2021-4259

5.0 · MEDIUM

A vulnerability was found in phpRedisAdmin up to 1.16.1.

Published Dec 19, 2022CWE-597EPSS 0.81%

Overview

CVE-2021-4259 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 19, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability was found in phpRedisAdmin up to 1.16.1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function authHttpDigest of the file includes/login.inc.php. The manipulation of the argument response leads to use of wrong operator in string comparison. Upgrading to version 1.16.2 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 31aa7661e6db6f4dffbf9a635817832a0a11c7d9. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216267.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-4259?

CVE-2021-4259 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 19, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2021-4259?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2021-4259?

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.

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