CVE-2021-44207
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2021-44207 is a vulnerability in Acclaim USAHERDS software where hard-coded credentials allow attackers to gain unauthorized access. This affects all organizations using USAHERDS versions through 7.4.0.1 for animal health reporting and management.
💻 Affected Systems
- Acclaim USAHERDS
📦 What is this software?
Usaherds by Acclaimsystems
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system compromise allowing data theft, manipulation of animal health records, and potential ransomware deployment across the entire USAHERDS infrastructure.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive animal health data, potential data exfiltration, and system manipulation affecting reporting accuracy.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper network segmentation and credential rotation, though hard-coded credentials remain a persistent risk.
🎯 Exploit Status
Hard-coded credentials make exploitation trivial; CISA lists this as known exploited.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 7.4.0.2 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://www.acclaimsystems.com
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Contact Acclaim Systems for patch 7.4.0.2 or later. 2. Apply patch following vendor instructions. 3. Restart USAHERDS services. 4. Verify patch application.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Network Segmentation
allIsolate USAHERDS systems from internet and restrict internal access to authorized networks only.
Credential Rotation
allChange all database and system credentials that may have been exposed via hard-coded values.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Immediately isolate USAHERDS systems from all networks except absolutely required connections
- Implement strict network monitoring and alerting for unauthorized access attempts to USAHERDS systems
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check USAHERDS version in application interface or configuration files; versions ≤7.4.0.1 are vulnerable.Check Version:
Check USAHERDS application interface or consult system documentation for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is ≥7.4.0.2 and test authentication with previously known hard-coded credentials fails.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Failed authentication attempts followed by successful logins with default credentials
- Unusual access patterns to USAHERDS databases
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected connections to USAHERDS database ports from unauthorized sources
SIEM Query:
source="USAHERDS" AND (event_type="authentication" AND result="success" AND user="default" OR user="admin")🔗 References
- https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/MNDT-2021-0012/MNDT-2021-0012.md
- https://www.acclaimsystems.com
- https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/MNDT-2021-0012/MNDT-2021-0012.md
- https://www.acclaimsystems.com
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-44207
