8.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-42072
Apache Barrier Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in Barrier before 2.4.0. The barriers component (aka the server-side implementation of Barrier) does not sufficiently verify the identify of connecting clients. Clients can thus exploit weaknesses in the provided protocol to cause denial-of-service or stage further attacks that could lead to information leaks or integrity corruption.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 8, 2021, 4:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-42072 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Barrier_project barrier
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-42072 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-42072 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XMU3STOKHPEZSC54MZ42YBFFC2R3BU2Q/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CIEVNCFEFO7L3NTM4VUZB3WKYYCBTFCI/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CIEVNCFEFO7L3NTM4VUZB3WKYYCBTFCI/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XMU3STOKHPEZSC54MZ42YBFFC2R3BU2Q/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 15, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CIEVNCFEFO7L3NTM4VUZB3WKYYCBTFCI/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CIEVNCFEFO7L3NTM4VUZB3WKYYCBTFCI/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XMU3STOKHPEZSC54MZ42YBFFC2R3BU2Q/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XMU3STOKHPEZSC54MZ42YBFFC2R3BU2Q/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CIEVNCFEFO7L3NTM4VUZB3WKYYCBTFCI/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XMU3STOKHPEZSC54MZ42YBFFC2R3BU2Q/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/11/02/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/11/02/4 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/releases/tag/v2.4.0 No Types Assigned https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/releases/tag/v2.4.0 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:barrier_project:barrier:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.4.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.25 }} 0.07%

score

0.65542

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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