What is the severity of CVE-2021-31605?

CVE-2021-31605 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow command injection.

How do I fix CVE-2021-31605?

To mitigate CVE-2021-31605, upgrade to a version of openvpn-monitor that is greater than 1.1.3.

What systems are affected by CVE-2021-31605?

CVE-2021-31605 affects openvpn-monitor versions up to and including 1.1.3.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2021-31605?

CVE-2021-31605 is classified as a command injection vulnerability.

What can an attacker do with CVE-2021-31605?

An attacker exploiting CVE-2021-31605 can potentially shut down the OpenVPN server using the SIGTERM signal.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2021-31605

high

7.8

CWE

78 77

27/9/2021

24/5/2022

8/10/2024

CVE-2021-31605: OS Command Injection

First published: Mon Sep 27 2021(Updated: )

furlongm openvpn-monitor through 1.1.3 allows %0a command injection via the OpenVPN management interface socket. This can shut down the server via signal%20SIGTERM.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
pip/openvpn-monitor	<=1.1.3
OpenVPN Monitor	<=1.1.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-31605?
CVE-2021-31605 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow command injection.
How do I fix CVE-2021-31605?
To mitigate CVE-2021-31605, upgrade to a version of openvpn-monitor that is greater than 1.1.3.
What systems are affected by CVE-2021-31605?
CVE-2021-31605 affects openvpn-monitor versions up to and including 1.1.3.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2021-31605?
CVE-2021-31605 is classified as a command injection vulnerability.
What can an attacker do with CVE-2021-31605?
An attacker exploiting CVE-2021-31605 can potentially shut down the OpenVPN server using the SIGTERM signal.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-31605?
CVE-2021-31605 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow command injection.
How do I fix CVE-2021-31605?
To mitigate CVE-2021-31605, upgrade to a version of openvpn-monitor that is greater than 1.1.3.
What systems are affected by CVE-2021-31605?
CVE-2021-31605 affects openvpn-monitor versions up to and including 1.1.3.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2021-31605?
CVE-2021-31605 is classified as a command injection vulnerability.
What can an attacker do with CVE-2021-31605?
An attacker exploiting CVE-2021-31605 can potentially shut down the OpenVPN server using the SIGTERM signal.