CVE-2021-42538
HIGH
Published 2021-10-22T13:23:02.452388Z
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CVSS Score
V3.1
8.0
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A
Impact: N/A
EPSS Score
v2025.03.14
0.003
probability
of exploitation in the wild
There is a 0.3% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.545
Higher than 54.5% of all CVEs
Attack Vector Metrics
Impact Metrics
Description
The affected product is vulnerable to a parameter injection via passphrase, which enables the attacker to supply uncontrolled input.
Available Exploits
No exploits available for this CVE.
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Affected Products
GitHub Security Advisories
Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub
⚠ Unreviewed
HIGH
GHSA-qj5v-xpm2-83w9
Advisory Details
The affected product is vulnerable to a parameter injection via passphrase, which enables the attacker to supply uncontrolled input.
CVSS Scoring
CVSS Score
7.5
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: July 26, 2022
Published: 2021-10-22T13:23:02.452388Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-17T00:11:59.293Z
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