CVE-2021-4194 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

bookstack is vulnerable to Improper Access Control

Published: 2022-01-06

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

bookstackapp

bookstackapp/bookstack

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 21.12.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bookstackapp:bookstack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-0605	bookstack is vulnerable to Improper Access Control
Github GHSA	GHSA-ghhm-xrwp-75m9	bookstack is vulnerable to Improper Access Control

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00707.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/bookstackapp/bookstack/commit/cb0d674a71449de883713db2fcdccb6e108992ad
https://huntr.dev/bounties/0bc8b3f7-9057-4eb7-a989-24cd5689f114

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Bookstackapp Bookstack

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntrdev

Published: 2022-01-06T17:35:10.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T17:16:04.262Z

Reserved: 2021-12-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-4194

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-01-06T18:15:07.920

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:19:11.810

Link: CVE-2021-4194

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-284
Improper Access Control
CWE-863
Incorrect Authorization

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