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CVE-2021-40960

Galera WebTemplate 1.0 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability that could reveal...

9.8 Critical

Galera WebTemplate 1.0 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability that could reveal information from /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow.

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

9.92%Up 9.3 points since Oct 2, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Galera WebTemplate 1.0 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability that could reveal information from /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow.

Record
CVE-2021-40960
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Galera WebTemplate 1.0 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability that could reveal information from /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow.

Record
CVE-2021-40960
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-28114 No score

Galera WebTemplate 1.0 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability that could reveal information from /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow.

Record
EUVD-2021-28114
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ffc7-96x9-6x2g No score

Galera WebTemplate 1.0 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability that could reveal...

Galera WebTemplate 1.0 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability that could reveal information from /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow.

Record
GHSA-ffc7-96x9-6x2g
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
NucleiGalera WebTemplate 1.0 Directory Traversal

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-40960 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Galera Webtemplate, published October 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.92%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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