CVE-2021-27197
HIGHPelco Digital Sentry Server < 7.19.67 - Arbitrary File Write via DSUtility.dll AppendToTextFile
Title source: llmDescription
DSUtility.dll in Pelco Digital Sentry Server before 7.19.67 has an arbitrary file write vulnerability. The AppendToTextFile method doesn't check if it's being called from the application or from a malicious user. The vulnerability is triggered when a remote attacker crafts an HTML page (e.g., with "OBJECT classid=" and "<SCRIPT language='vbscript'>") to overwrite arbitrary files.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.pelco.com/s/article/What-is-the-Digital-Sentry-software-release-revision-history
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/vitorespf/Advisories/blob/master/Pelco_Digital_Sentry_Server_AFW.txt
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.0079
EPSS Percentile
51.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-346
Status
published
Products (1)
pelco/digital_sentry_server
< 7.19.67
Published
Feb 12, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026