EIP-2015-0018

A remote command execution vulnerability has been found in NEC EXPRESSCLUSTER X. WebManager (clpwebmc.exe) is a webserver tasked with providing remote administrative access, it is configured to utilize port 29003 by default. This vulnerability occurs due to a command injection vulnerability in “LogCollect.js”. An attacker is able to specify arbitrary commands that will be executed in the context of SYSTEM.

Vulnerability Identifiers

• Exodus Intelligence: EIP-2015-0018
• MITRE CVE: CVE-2021-20706

Vulnerability Metrics

• CVSSv2 Score: 10.0

Vendor References

• https://jpn.nec.com/security-info/secinfo/nv21-015.html

Discovery Credit

• Exodus Intelligence

Disclosure Timeline

• Disclosed to affected vendor: February 25th, 2021
• Disclosed to public: October 29th, 2021

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