mkdocs 1.2.2 Dev-Server pathname traversal ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in mkdocs 1.2.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Dev-Server. This manipulation causes pathname traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2021-40978. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The presence of this vulnerability remains uncertain at this time.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in mkdocs 1.2.2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Dev-Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a pathname traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-21. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was published 10/08/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-40978 since 09/13/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 232074 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-40978), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (232074). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Pathname traversal
CWE: CWE-21 / CWE-22
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 232074
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-40978

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Timelineinfo

09/13/2021 🔍
10/08/2021 +25 days 🔍
10/08/2021 +0 days 🔍
03/07/2025 +1246 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 2601
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2021-40978 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-40978
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-184075

Entryinfo

Created: 10/08/2021 09:12
Updated: 03/07/2025 09:10
Changes: 10/08/2021 09:12 (36), 10/14/2021 07:19 (2), 08/04/2024 07:03 (35), 03/07/2025 09:10 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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