CVE-2021-43397

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Published Nov 11, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 3.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

LiquidFiles before 3.6.3 allows remote attackers to elevate their privileges from Admin (or User Admin) to Sysadmin.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:liquidfiles:liquidfiles:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.8% (3.816% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164997/LiquidFiles-3.5.13-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Nov/40
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Nov/52
https://forum.liquidfiles.com/forums/news.6/
https://man.liquidfiles.com/release_notes/version_3-6-x.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Liquidfiles Liquidfiles

Weaknesses

CWE-522

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:55 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 11, 2021, 4:39 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:55 AM
Reserved: Nov 4, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:10 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 11, 2021, 5:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:10 AM

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