CVE-2021-41320
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA technical user has hardcoded credentials in Wallstreet Suite TRM 7.4.83 (64-bit edition) with higher privilege than the average authenticated user. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because the password is not hardcoded (it can be changed during installation or at any later time).
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceWallstreet Suite TRM 7.4.83 contains a technical user account with hardcoded credentials that persist regardless of whether the password is changed during installation or afterward. This creates a privilege escalation vector where an authenticated user with standard privileges could potentially obtain the higher-privileged technical user credentials.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 7.4.83CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed Wallstreet Suite versionAccess the application administration panel or check the software inventory/system information page to confirm the exact version number of Wallstreet Suite TRM currently installedAffected if The installed version is exactly 7.4.83
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Locate technical or service user accountsReview the user management or identity management section of the Wallstreet Suite administration interface for accounts described as technical, service, system, or backup usersAffected if A technical user account exists in the system
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Test credential persistence behaviorChange the password for the technical user account through the standard password change procedure, then verify whether the original hardcoded credentials still function or the new password is acceptedAffected if The original hardcoded credentials continue to work after a password change, or the new password does not persist
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Inspect configuration files for embedded credentialsExamine configuration files, scripts, or database initialization files within the Wallstreet Suite installation directory for hardcoded username and password pairs, particularly for accounts with elevated privilegesAffected if Hardcoded credentials for the technical user are found stored in configuration files
The environment is affected if running Wallstreet Suite TRM version 7.4.83 and a technical user account exists with credentials that remain valid even after being changed through normal administration procedures.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImmediately change or disable the technical user account credentials, verify the credentials are properly randomized and not reused across deployments, and contact the vendor for a patch that eliminates the hardcoded credential behavior.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2021-41320 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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