CVE-2021-4461
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CVE-2021-4461 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.3/10 on the CVSS scale. Seeyon Zhiyuan OA Web Application System versions up to and including 7.0 SP1 improperly decode and parse the `enc` parameter in thirdpartyController.do. The decoded map values can influence session attributes without sufficient authentication/authorization checks, enabling attackers to assign a session to arbitrary user IDs. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Seeyon Zhiyuan OA Web Application System versions up to and including 7.0 SP1 improperly decode and parse the `enc` parameter in thirdpartyController.do. The decoded map values can influence session attributes without sufficient authentication/authorization checks, enabling attackers to assign a session to arbitrary user IDs. VulnCheck has observed this vulnerability being exploited in the wild as of 2025-10-30 at 00:30:40.855917 UTC.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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- Status
- Deferred
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