CVE-2021-42561

Published Jan 12, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 19.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. When activated, the Human plugin passes the unsanitized name parameter to a python "os.system" function. This allows attackers to use shell metacharacters (e.g., backticks "``" or dollar parenthesis "$()" ) in order to escape the current command and execute arbitrary shell commands.

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 3:38 AM
Reserved
Oct 18, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 12, 2022, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:09 AM