CVE-2021-32647

HIGH

Emissary - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via CreatePlace Endpoint sppClassName Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Emissary is a P2P based data-driven workflow engine. Affected versions of Emissary are vulnerable to post-authentication Remote Code Execution (RCE). The [`CreatePlace`](https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary/blob/30c54ef16c6eb6ed09604a929939fb9f66868382/src/main/java/emissary/server/mvc/internal/CreatePlaceAction.java#L36) REST endpoint accepts an `sppClassName` parameter which is used to load an arbitrary class. This class is later instantiated using a constructor with the following signature: `<constructor>(String, String, String)`. An attacker may find a gadget (class) in the application classpath that could be used to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) or disrupt the application. Even though the chances to find a gadget (class) that allow arbitrary code execution are low, an attacker can still find gadgets that could potentially crash the application or leak sensitive data. As a work around disable network access to Emissary from untrusted sources.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.0
EPSS 0.0285
EPSS Percentile 84.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-470 CWE-74
Status published
Products (1)
nsa/emissary 6.4.0
Published Jun 01, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026