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CVE-2021-42668

9.8 · CRITICAL
Published Nov 5, 2021 engineers_online_portal_project CWE-89 EPSS 4.73% (91th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2021-42668 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting engineers_online_portal_project engineers_online_portal. It was published on November 5, 2021 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

A SQL Injection vulnerability exists in Sourcecodester Engineers Online Portal in PHP via the id parameter in the my_classmates.php web page.. As a result, an attacker can extract sensitive data from the web server and in some cases can use this vulnerability in order to get a remote code execution on the remote web server.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from engineers_online_portal_project. Update engineers_online_portal to the latest patched version. 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.

Affected Products

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-42668?

CVE-2021-42668 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting engineers_online_portal_project engineers_online_portal. It was published on November 5, 2021 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2021-42668?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2021-42668?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from engineers_online_portal_project. Update engineers_online_portal to the latest patched version. 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-2021-42668?

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