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CVE-2021-22922

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 4.31%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-08-05 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2021-22922
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
4.31%

Original NVD Description

When curl is instructed to download content using the metalink feature, thecontents is verified against a hash provided in the metalink XML file.The metalink XML file points out to the client how to get the same contentfrom a set of different URLs, potentially hosted by different servers and theclient can then download the file from one or several of them. In a serial orparallel manner.If one of the servers hosting the contents has been breached and the contentsof the specific file on that server is replaced with a modified payload, curlshould detect this when the hash of the file mismatches after a completeddownload. It should remove the contents and instead try getting the contentsfrom another URL. This is not done, and instead such a hash mismatch is onlymentioned in text and the potentially malicious content is kept in the file ondisk.

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