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CVE-2021-45967

An issue was discovered in Pascom Cloud Phone System before 7.20.x. A configuration error between NGINX and a backend Tomcat server leads to a path traversal in the Tomcat server, exposing unintended endpoints.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from pascom, from igniterealtime organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2022-03-18T05:15:07.027

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:33:23.640

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	pascom	cloud_phone_system	≤ 7.19	Yes
Application	igniterealtime	openfire	< 4.5.0	Yes
Application	igniterealtime	openfire	4.5.0	Yes

References

https://kerbit.io/research/read/blog/4 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://tutorialboy24.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-story-of-3-bugs-that-lead-to.html Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.pascom.net/doc/en/release-notes/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.pascom.net/doc/en/release-notes/pascom19/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://kerbit.io/research/read/blog/4 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://tutorialboy24.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-story-of-3-bugs-that-lead-to.html Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.pascom.net/doc/en/release-notes/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.pascom.net/doc/en/release-notes/pascom19/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For pascom's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.