CVE-2021-43857: Gerapy may contain remote code execution vulnerability

Published Dec 27, 2021
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Updated

Impact

projectconfigure function exist remote code execute in Gerapy < 0.9.8

Patches

Patched in version 0.9.8, please install with:

pip3 install -U gerapy

Other sources

Gerapy is a distributed crawler management framework. Gerapy prior to version 0.9.8 is vulnerable to remote code execution, and this issue is patched in version 0.9.8.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
pip/gerapy<0.9.8
0.9.8
Gerapy Gerapy<0.9.8

Event History

Dec 27, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:30 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:30 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jan 6, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·05:36 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2021-43857.

2

What is the title of the vulnerability?

The title of the vulnerability is "Gerapy is a distributed crawler management framework. Gerapy prior to version 0.9.8 is vulnerable to...".

3

What is the impact of the vulnerability?

The impact of the vulnerability is remote code execution in Gerapy versions prior to 0.9.8.

4

What is the severity of the vulnerability?

The severity of the vulnerability is critical with a CVSS score of 9.8.

5

How can I patch the vulnerability?

You can patch the vulnerability by installing version 0.9.8 of Gerapy using the command: 'pip3 install -U gerapy'.

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