CVE-2021-25979
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CVE-2021-25979 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Apostrophe CMS versions prior to 3.3.1 did not invalidate existing login sessions when disabling a user account or changing the password, creating a situation in which a device compromised by a third party could not be locked out by those means. As a mitigation for older releases the user account in question can be archived (3.x) or moved to the trash (2.x and earlier) which does disable the existing session.. EPSS estimates a 1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Apostrophe CMS versions prior to 3.3.1 did not invalidate existing login sessions when disabling a user account or changing the password, creating a situation in which a device compromised by a third party could not be locked out by those means. As a mitigation for older releases the user account in question can be archived (3.x) or moved to the trash (2.x and earlier) which does disable the existing session.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apostrophecms | Apostrophecms | >= 2.63.0, < 3.3.1 |
References
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/c211b211f9f4303a77a307cf41aac9b4ef8d2c7cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/c211b211f9f4303a77a307cf41aac9b4ef8d2c7cPatch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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