[ CVE-2021-27852 · Published 27 May 2021 ]
Checkbox Survey Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-04-11
- EPSS: 30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 98% of CVEs)
- Critical severity: CVSS 9.8
[ Description ]Official description
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in CheckboxWeb.dll of Checkbox Survey allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. This issue affects: Checkbox Survey versions prior to 7.
CISA: Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in CheckboxWeb.dll of Checkbox Survey allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
CISA required action (US federal deadline 2 May 2022): Versions 6 and earlier for this product are end-of-life and must be removed from agency networks. Versions 7 and later are not considered vulnerable.
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
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/706695Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource