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Vulnerability · CVE-2021-33558

boa boa Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Published Feb 14, 2023 · corrected/updated Feb 14, 2023 · boa boa · evidence confidence very high

Boa 0.94.13 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a misconfiguration involving backup.html, preview.html, js/log.js, log.html, email.html, online-users.html, and config.js. NOTE: multiple third parties report that this is a site-specific issue because those files are not part of Boa.

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2021-33558 is a unknown public vulnerability record for boa boa. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether boa boa is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: boa boa. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Confirmed in CISA KEV since Feb 14, 2023. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 14, 2023 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    Boa 0.94.13 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a misconfiguration involving backup.html, preview.html, js/log.js, log.html, email.html, online-users.html, and config.js. NOTE: multiple third parties report that this is a site-specific issue because those files are not part of Boa.

  2. Feb 14, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Affected

  • vendor boa boaversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-33558

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2021-33558

    Boa 0.94.13 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a misconfiguration involving backup.html, preview.html, js/log.js, log.html, email.html, online-users.html, and config.js. NOTE: multiple third parties report that this is a site-specific issue because those

    vulncheck.com

References