CVE-2021-28998

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 68.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.2 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-05-08 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-01-29 14:51Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2021-03-22

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.2)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

f02a7ad7e06bc67404cf2546b2cf09313b5db17ff3470ec6627a7c7b41ec0ea0

• seclists.orghttps://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Mar/50
• github.comhttps://github.com/beerpwn/CVE/blob/master/cms_made_simple_2021/file_upload_RCE/File_upload_to_RCE.md