CVE-2021-45421: Infoleak

Published Feb 14, 2022
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Updated

UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED Emerson Dixell XWEB-500 products are affected by information disclosure via directory listing. A potential attacker can use this misconfiguration to access all the files in the remote directories. Note: the product has not been supported since 2018 and should be removed or replaced.

Affected Software

4 affected components
All of the following
Emerson Dixell XWEB-500
Emerson Dixell Xweb-500 Firmware
Emerson Dixell Xweb-500 Firmware
Emerson Dixell XWEB-500

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Remove

    Remove Emerson Dixell XWEB-500 from your environment.

    Remove or replace the unsupported Emerson Dixell XWEB-500 product (not supported since 2018) to remediate information disclosure via directory listing.

  2. Compensating control

    If XWEB-500 cannot be immediately removed/replaced, prevent external access to the exposed remote directories (e.g., use network restrictions/ACLs or other access controls) to mitigate directory-listing information disclosure.

Event History

Feb 14, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:08 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:08 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2021-45421.

2

What products are affected by this vulnerability?

Emerson Dixell XWEB-500 products are affected by this vulnerability.

3

How does this vulnerability occur?

This vulnerability occurs due to information disclosure via directory listing in Emerson Dixell XWEB-500 products.

4

What is the severity of CVE-2021-45421?

The severity of CVE-2021-45421 is high with a CVSS score of 7.5.

5

Is there a fix available for this vulnerability?

No, there is no fix available for this vulnerability as the affected product, Emerson Dixell XWEB-500, has not been supported since 2018 and should be removed.

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