CVE-2021-47755
Oliver Library Server v5 - Arbitrary File Download
Oliver Library Server v5 contains a file download vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access arbitrary system files through unsanitized input in the FileServlet endpoint. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability by manipulating the 'fileName' parameter to download sensitive files from the server's filesystem.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Oliver Library Server v5 - Arbitrary File Download
Oliver Library Server v5 contains a file download vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access arbitrary system files through unsanitized input in the FileServlet endpoint. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability by manipulating the 'fileName' parameter to download sensitive files from the server's filesystem.
- Record
CVE-2021-47755- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-2777
Oliver Library Server v5 contains a file download vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access arbitrary system files through unsanitized input in the FileServlet endpoint. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability by manipulating the 'fileName' parameter to download sensitive files from the server's filesystem.
- Record
EUVD-2026-2777- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c22c-g99c-vw87
Oliver Library Server v5 contains a file download vulnerability that allows unauthenticated...
Oliver Library Server v5 contains a file download vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access arbitrary system files through unsanitized input in the FileServlet endpoint. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability by manipulating the 'fileName' parameter to download sensitive files from the server's filesystem.
- Record
GHSA-c22c-g99c-vw87- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - 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-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Oliver Library Server v5 contains a file download vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access arbitrary system files through unsanitized input in the FileServlet endpoint. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability by manipulating the 'fileName' parameter to download sensitive files from the server's filesystem.
- Record
CVE-2021-47755- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-47755 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Softlink Education Oliver Library Server, published January 15, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.82%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.