9.8Critical KEV

CVE-2021-3199ONLYOFFICE Docs Server Path Traversal Vulnerability

onlyoffice document server Published: (5 years ago)

Known exploited — ONLYOFFICE Docs Server Path Traversal Vulnerability

CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 08.10.2026. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 11.10.2026.

Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines. This vulnerability could affect an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: ; https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/DocumentServer/blob/903fe5ab7a275bd69c3c3346af2d21cf87ebeabf/CHANGELOG.md#563 ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3199

Description

Directory traversal with remote code execution can occur in /upload in ONLYOFFICE Document Server before 5.6.3, when JWT is used, via a /.. sequence in an image upload parameter.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-22

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
onlyoffice document server < 5.6.3

References and patches

CPE matches (NVD) (1)

  • cpe:2.3:a:onlyoffice:document_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 5.6.3