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CVE-2021-40978

7.5
HIGHCVSS v3.1 Base Score
79.72%
HIGH RiskEPSS (99th percentile)

The mkdocs 1.2.2 built-in dev-server allows directory traversal using the port 8000, enabling remote exploitation to obtain :sensitive information. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs/issues/2601.] and https://github.com/nisdn/CVE-2021-40978/issues/1

Published: 10/7/2021
Modified: 11/21/2024
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v3 Score

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2 Score

5

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

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

79.72%HIGH Exploitation Risk
99th percentile

This vulnerability has a 79.72% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

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