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ubuntu-cve-2021-43779

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2022-01-05 19:15

Modified

2025-10-24 04:50

Summary

Details

GLPI is an open source IT Asset Management, issue tracking system and service desk system. The GLPI addressing plugin in versions < 2.9.1 suffers from authenticated Remote Code Execution vulnerability, allowing access to the server's underlying operating system using command injection abuse of functionality. There is no workaround for this issue and users are advised to upgrade or to disable the addressing plugin.

Severity

9.9 (Critical)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H

9.9 (Critical)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)

low

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-43779	REPORT
	https://github.com/pluginsGLPI/addressing/securit…	REPORT
	https://github.com/pluginsGLPI/addressing/commit/…	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-43779	REPORT

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          {
            "binary_name": "glpi",
            "binary_version": "0.84.8+dfsg.1-1ubuntu1"
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  "modified": "2025-10-24T04:50:37Z",
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    },
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    },
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CVE-2021-43779 (GCVE-0-2021-43779)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-01-05 18:45 – Updated: 2025-09-08 15:33

Title

Remote Command Execution vulnerability

Summary

Severity

9.9 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation

Assigner

GitHub_M

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/pluginsGLPI/addressing/securit…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/pluginsGLPI/addressing/commit/…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/hansmach1ne/MyExploits/tree/ma…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/hansmach1ne/CVE-portfolio/tree…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
pluginsGLPI	addressing	Affected: < 2.9.1

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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ubuntu-cve-2021-43779

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2021-43779 (GCVE-0-2021-43779)

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