CVE-2021-37253
M-Files Web before 20.10.9524.1 allows a denial of service via overlapping ranges (in HTTP...
M-Files Web before 20.10.9524.1 allows a denial of service via overlapping ranges (in HTTP requests with crafted Range or Request-Range headers). NOTE: this is disputed because the range behavior is the responsibility of the web server, not the responsibility of the individual web application
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
M-Files Web before 20.10.9524.1 allows a denial of service via overlapping ranges (in HTTP requests with crafted Range or Request-Range headers). NOTE: this is disputed because the range behavior is the responsibility of the web server, not the responsibility of the individual web application
- Record
CVE-2021-37253- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-444
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
M-Files Web before 20.10.9524.1 allows a denial of service via overlapping ranges (in HTTP requests with crafted Range or Request-Range headers). NOTE: this is disputed because the range behavior is the responsibility of the web server, not the responsibility of the individual web application
- Record
CVE-2021-37253- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-23825 No score
M-Files Web before 20.10.9524.1 allows a denial of service via overlapping ranges (in HTTP requests with crafted Range or Request-Range headers). NOTE: this is disputed because the range behavior is the responsibility of the web server, not the responsibility of the individual web application
- Record
EUVD-2021-23825- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gpcr-2fv6-73fj
7.5
M-Files Web before 20.10.9524.1 allows a denial of service via overlapping ranges (in HTTP...
M-Files Web before 20.10.9524.1 allows a denial of service via overlapping ranges (in HTTP requests with crafted Range or Request-Range headers).
- Record
GHSA-gpcr-2fv6-73fj- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-444
- 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-2021-37253 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in M-files Web, published December 5, 2021. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.93%, the 87th percentile.
References
m-files.com/company/trust-center/vulnerability-disclosure
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Dec/1
packetstormsecurity.com/files/165139/M-Files-Web-Denial-Of-Service.html
tenable.com/cve/CVE-2021-37253
vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2021-37253
m-files.com/about/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-37253-denial-of-service
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37253
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gpcr-2fv6-73fj