CVE-2021-29452CWE-269

Any logged in user could edit any other logged in user.

High · published April 16, 2021

CVSS v3.1
8.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
55.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

a12n-server is an npm package which aims to provide a simple authentication system. A new HAL-Form was added to allow editing users in version 0.18.0. This feature should only have been accessible to admins. Unfortunately, privileges were incorrectly checked allowing any logged in user to make this change. Patched in v0.18.2.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00781 · 55.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2021-04-16T21:35Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 APR 21:35Z
    Any logged in user could edit any other logged in user.
    cvelistv5