CVE-2021-29281
File upload vulnerability in GFI Mail Archiver versions up to and including 15.1 via insecure...
File upload vulnerability in GFI Mail Archiver versions up to and including 15.1 via insecure implementation of Telerik Web UI plugin which is affected by CVE-2014-2217, and CVE-2017-11317.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
File upload vulnerability in GFI Mail Archiver versions up to and including 15.1 via insecure implementation of Telerik Web UI plugin which is affected by CVE-2014-2217, and CVE-2017-11317.
- Record
CVE-2021-29281- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
File upload vulnerability in GFI Mail Archiver versions up to and including 15.1 via insecure implementation of Telerik Web UI plugin which is affected by CVE-2014-2217, and CVE-2017-11317.
- Record
CVE-2021-29281- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-15918 No score
File upload vulnerability in GFI Mail Archiver versions up to and including 15.1 via insecure implementation of Telerik Web UI plugin which is affected by CVE-2014-2217, and CVE-2017-11317.
- Record
EUVD-2021-15918- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gxxx-8rjm-vqf3
File upload vulnerability in GFI Mail Archiver versions up to and including 15.1 via insecure...
File upload vulnerability in GFI Mail Archiver versions up to and including 15.1 via insecure implementation of Telerik Web UI plugin which is affected by CVE-2014-2217, and CVE-2017-11317.
- Record
GHSA-gxxx-8rjm-vqf3- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-29281 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Gfi Archiver, published July 7, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.57%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html
owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/Unrestricted_File_Upload
gfi.com/products-and-solutions/network-security-solutions/gfi-archiver
aminbohio.com/gfi-mail-archiver-15-1-telerik-ui-component-arbitrary-file-upload-unauthenticated-exploit
exploit-db.com/exploits/50181
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29281
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gxxx-8rjm-vqf3