CVE-2021-20123 (GCVE-0-2021-20123)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-10-13 15:47
Modified
2025-07-30 01:37
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • Path Traversal
Summary
A local file inclusion vulnerability exists in Draytek VigorConnect 1.6.0-B3 in the file download functionality of the DownloadFileServlet endpoint. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to download arbitrary files from the underlying operating system with root privileges.
References
vulnreport@tenable.comhttps://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-42Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-42Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Draytek VigorConnect Version: 1.6.0-B3
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2024-09-03

Due date: 2024-09-24

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://www.draytek.com/about/security-advisory/vigorconnect-software-security-vulnerability-(cve-2021-20123-cve-2021-20129); https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20123

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