Accellion FTA SQL Injection Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2021-11-03
• Known to be used in ransomware campaigns
• Critical severity: CVSS 9.8

[ Description ]Official description

Accellion FTA 9_12_370 and earlier is affected by SQL injection via a crafted Host header in a request to document_root.html. The fixed version is FTA_9_12_380 and later.

CISA: Accellion FTA contains a SQL injection vulnerability exploited via a crafted host header in a request to document_root.html.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 17 Nov 2021): Apply updates per vendor instructions.

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• github.com/accellion/CVEs/blob/main/CVE-2021-27101.txtBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
• www.accellion.com/products/ftaProductVendor Advisory
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource