CVE-2021-4472 | Python-mistralclient: mistral-dashboard: local file inclusion through the 'create workbook' feature

The mistral-dashboard plugin for openstack has a local file inclusion vulnerability through the 'Create Workbook' feature that may result in disclosure of arbitrary local files content.

Published: 2025-11-26 Last update: 2026-04-15 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Deferred，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-4472 is rated Low Risk (31.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-4472

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-01 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
2 2026-04-24 0.05% 0.04% -0.01%
3 2026-02-02 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-4472

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-4472

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2021-4472

GHSA-75hx-6r6j-hw56 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — OpenStack's Mistral Client has a local file inclusion vulnerability

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-4472

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2021-4472 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (mistral-dashboard, python-mistralclient), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4472
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4472
ubuntu medium CVE-2021-4472 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mistral-dashboard), 6 status rows across 6 suites (focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, upstream): needs-triage 5, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-4472

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-4472

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2021-4472

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