CVE-2021-23758 — newly added to CISA KEV
All versions of package ajaxpro.2 are vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data due to the possibility of deserialization of arbitrary .NET classes, which can be abused to gain remote code execution.
CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
All versions of package ajaxpro
Vendor / Product
— / Ajax.NET Professional / Ajax.NET Professional
CVSS / EPSS
9.8 CRITICAL · EPSS 89.10%
01What CISA says about this vulnerability
All versions of package ajaxpro.2 are vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data due to the possibility of deserialization of arbitrary .NET classes, which can be abused to gain remote code execution.
02Required action — verbatim from CISA
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
03Notes & references
- packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175677/AjaxPro-Deserialization-Remote-Code-…
- github.com — https://github.com/michaelschwarz/Ajax.NET-Professional/commit/b0e63be5f0bb20dfc…
- snyk.io — https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-DOTNET-AJAXPRO2-1925971
- packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175677/AjaxPro-Deserialization-Remote-Code-…
- github.com — https://github.com/michaelschwarz/Ajax.NET-Professional/commit/b0e63be5f0bb20dfc…
- snyk.io — https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-DOTNET-AJAXPRO2-1925971
- blog.talosintelligence.com — https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-10147-chinese-speaking-adversary-integrat…
- www.cisa.gov — https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-…
04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters
This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.
05Affected products (summary)
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
06Detection
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