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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2021-33318 json

Improper Input Validation in IpMatcher

published 2022-05-16 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-qj93-37f5-mr29 , EUVD-2022-4989

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.1%
EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An Input Validation Vulnerability exists in Joel Christner .NET C# packages WatsonWebserver, IpMatcher 1.0.4.1 and below (IpMatcher) and 4.1.3 and below (WatsonWebserver) due to insufficient validation of input IP addresses and netmasks against the internal Matcher list of IP addresses and subnets.

Patch / fix

  • nuget IpMatcher 1.0.4.2

Exploit prediction

2.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/kaoudis/advisories/blob/main/0-2021.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
nuget IpMatcher
<1.0.4.2
1.0.4.2

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-704 Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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