CVE-2021-44458CWE-287
Lack of websocket authentication in Lens causes remote code execution when visiting a malicious website
High · published January 10, 2022
What it is
Linux users running Lens 5.2.6 and earlier could be compromised by visiting a malicious website. The malicious website could make websocket connections from the victim's browser to Lens and so operate the local terminal feature. This would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the Lens user.
The record
Technical detail
- CVSS v3.1
- 8.3 · HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS v4.0
- Not supplied
- EPSS
- 0.00431 · 36.3th percentile
- Weakness
- CWE-287 · Improper Authentication
- Published
- 2022-01-10T15:05Z
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