CVE-2021-44207

published 2021-12-21

CVE-2021-44207: Acclaim USAHERDS through 7.4.0.1 uses hard-coded credentials.

Priority P1 81 high 8.1 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC H PR N UI N S U C H I H A H

KEV ITW

Acclaim USAHERDS through 7.4.0.1 uses hard-coded credentials.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
acclaimsystems	usaherds	<= 7.4.0.1	—

Detection & IOCs extracted from sources · hover to see the quote

• → The hard-coded credentials vulnerability in USAHERDS can be leveraged to achieve remote code execution; defenders should monitor for unexpected RCE activity on systems running USAHERDS (through version 7.4.0.1) ↗
• → Exploitation of this CVE requires the attacker to also obtain the ASP.NET MachineKey, likely via a separate vulnerability or out-of-band channel; monitor for reconnaissance or information-disclosure activity targeting the MachineKey on USAHERDS hosts ↗

• · Exploitation is a two-step process: the hard-coded credentials alone are insufficient — the ASP.NET MachineKey must also be obtained through a separate vulnerability or channel before RCE is achievable ↗
• · Affected versions are USAHERDS through 7.4.0.1; versions beyond this boundary are not confirmed vulnerable by the available sources ↗

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 8.1 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

vulncheck 8.1 HIGH

cisa 8.1 HIGH

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