CVE-2021-42560

Published: Jan 12, 2022Modified: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.9.0. The Debrief plugin receives base64 encoded "SVG" parameters when generating a PDF document. These SVG documents are parsed in an unsafe manner and can be leveraged for XXE attacks (e.g., File Exfiltration, Server Side Request Forgery, Out of Band Exfiltration, etc.).

Affected (1)

Products: Mitre: Caldera

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mitre Caldera	Version 2.9.0

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

References (4)

https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2021-42560-Unsafe%20XML%20Parsing-MITRE%20Caldera

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/mitre/caldera/releases

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release NotesThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2021-42560-Unsafe%20XML%20Parsing-MITRE%20Caldera

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

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/mitre/caldera/releases

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

Release NotesThird Party Advisory

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