CVE-2021-42009

Published: Oct 12, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

4.3

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 1.4

Source: NVD

Description

An authenticated Apache Traffic Control Traffic Ops user with Portal-level privileges can send a request with a specially-crafted email subject to the /deliveryservices/request Traffic Ops endpoint to send an email, from the Traffic Ops server, with an arbitrary body to an arbitrary email address. Apache Traffic Control 5.1.x users should upgrade to 5.1.3 or 6.0.0. 4.1.x users should upgrade to 5.1.3.

Affected (1)

Products: Apache: Traffic Control

1 product

Traffic Control

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apache Traffic Control	From 4.1.0 to 5.1.3

Related CWEs

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (10)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/12/1

Source: security@apache.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r78d471d8a4fd268a4c5ae6c47327c09d9d4b4467c31da2c97422febb%40%3Cdev.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E

Source: security@apache.org

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7dfa9a89b39d06caeeeb7b5cdc41b3493a9b86cc6cfa059d3f349d87%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E

Source: security@apache.org

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re384fd0f44c6d230f31376153c6e8b59e4a669f927c1533d06d702af%40%3Cdev.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E

Source: security@apache.org

Mailing ListVendor Advisory

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf0481b9e38ece1ece458d3ce7b2d671df819e3555597f31fc34f084e%40%3Ccommits.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E

Source: security@apache.org

Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/12/1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r78d471d8a4fd268a4c5ae6c47327c09d9d4b4467c31da2c97422febb%40%3Cdev.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7dfa9a89b39d06caeeeb7b5cdc41b3493a9b86cc6cfa059d3f349d87%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re384fd0f44c6d230f31376153c6e8b59e4a669f927c1533d06d702af%40%3Cdev.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListVendor Advisory

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf0481b9e38ece1ece458d3ce7b2d671df819e3555597f31fc34f084e%40%3Ccommits.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory

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