CVE-2021-45712 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in the rust-embed crate before 6.3.0 for Rust. A ../ directory traversal can sometimes occur in debug mode.

Published: 2021-12-26

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:rust-embed_project:rust-embed:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-0747	An issue was discovered in the rust-embed crate before 6.3.0 for Rust. A ../ directory traversal can sometimes occur in debug mode.
Github GHSA	GHSA-xrg3-hmf3-rvgw	Path Traversal in rust-embed

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01593.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/rust-embed/RUSTSEC-2021-0126.md
https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0126.html

History

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Subscriptions

Rust-embed Project Rust-embed

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-12-26T21:46:50.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T04:47:02.168Z

Reserved: 2021-12-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-45712

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-26T22:15:09.047

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:13:59.977

Link: CVE-2021-45712

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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