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CVE-2021-38617

HIGHCVSS 8.8/10EPSS 1.41%

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CVE-2021-38617 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. In Eigen NLP 3.10.1, a lack of access control on the /auth/v1/user/ user creation endpoint allows a standard user to create a super user account with a defined password. This directly leads to privilege escalation.. EPSS estimates a 1.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In Eigen NLP 3.10.1, a lack of access control on the /auth/v1/user/ user creation endpoint allows a standard user to create a super user account with a defined password. This directly leads to privilege escalation.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
8.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability
1.41%

69.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
EigentechNatural Language Processing3.10.1

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-38617?
In Eigen NLP 3.10.1, a lack of access control on the /auth/v1/user/ user creation endpoint allows a standard user to create a super user account with a defined password. This directly leads to privilege escalation.
How severe is CVE-2021-38617?
CVE-2021-38617 has a CVSS score of 8.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.41% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38617?
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Source: NVD / NIST