CVE-2021-37627
Contao Unauthorized Access Privilege Escalation
Description
Contao is an open source CMS that allows creation of websites and scalable web applications. In affected versions it is possible to gain privileged rights in the Contao back end. Installations are only affected if they have untrusted back end users who have access to the form generator. All users are advised to update to Contao 4.4.56, 4.9.18 or 4.11.7. As a workaround users may disable the form generator or disable the login for untrusted back end users.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 11, 2021, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 20, 2021, 6:25 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
1.3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-37627.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/privilege-escalation-with-the-form-generator.html | Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-hq5m-mqmx-fw6m | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 20, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/privilege-escalation-with-the-form-generator.html No Types Assigned https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/privilege-escalation-with-the-form-generator.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-hq5m-mqmx-fw6m No Types Assigned https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-hq5m-mqmx-fw6m Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.4.0 up to (excluding) 4.4.56 *cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao:4.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.9.0 up to (excluding) 4.9.18 *cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao:4.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.11.0 up to (excluding) 4.11.7
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-37627 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-37627
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.10 }} 0.00%
score
0.40900
percentile