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CVE-2021-25973

Publify - Improper Authorization Leads to Guest Signup Restriction Bypass

Published: Nov 2, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-285
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 48.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

In Publify, 9.0.0.pre1 to 9.2.4 are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. “guest” role users can self-register even when the admin does not allow. This happens due to front-end restriction only.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-285CWE-669

Affected Products

publify_corepublify_core
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
publifypublify project
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
publify_coreRubyGemsOSS Libraries
publify_corecommercialWeb & CMS Plugins
publify projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka publify
rubygemspackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://github.com/publify/publify/commit/3447e0241e921b65f6eb1090453d8ea73e98387e
github.com
https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25973
whitesourcesoftware.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25973
nvd.nist.gov
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Timeline

Published
Nov 2, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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