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TI-2021-17330 Aliases CVE-2021-40146GHSA-99px-7724-484v

A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in Apache Any23 YAMLExtractor.java

Priority MEDIUM 51Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability was discovered in the Any23 YAMLExtractor.java file and is known to affect Any23 versions < 2.5. RCE vulnerabilities allow a malicious actor to execute any code of their choice on a remote machine over LAN, WAN, or internet. RCE belongs to the broader class of arbitrary code execution (ACE) vulnerabilities.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05685 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Any23 (Apache Software Foundation): 2.5org.apache.any23:apache-any23 (Maven): 2.5

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Any23Apache Any23 to before 2.52.5Patch availableCNA
—org.apache.any23:apache-any23 (Maven)before 2.52.5Patch availableGHSA-99px-7724-484v
  • Apache Any23 VendorApache Affected Apache Any23 to before 2.5 Fixed in 2.5 Patch available CNA
  • org.apache.any23:apache-any23 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.5 Fixed in 2.5 Patch available GHSA-99px-7724-484v

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:any23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.5VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:any23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.5 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache Any23 (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 2.5
  • Fix · GHSA-99px-7724-484v org.apache.any23:apache-any23 (Maven) Fixed in 2.5 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apache Any23 2.5

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2021-16151 An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability exists in Apache Any23 StreamUtils.javaPriority MEDIUM 44
    Show all 2 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-40146
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-99px-7724-484v

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2022-09005 An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability exists in the Apache Any23 RDFa XSLTStylesheet extractor CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-16151 An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability exists in Apache Any23 StreamUtils.java CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2023-16994 Apache Any23: Possible excessive allocation of resources reading input. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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