CVE-2021-48006
PocketMine-MP before 4.0.3 Operator Privilege Escalation via Case Sensitivity
Description
PocketMine-MP before 4.0.3 does not perform case-insensitive matching when removing operator entries from ops.txt. The removeOp function lowercases the supplied name but only removes an exactly matching entry, so an operator name stored with non-lowercase letters cannot be revoked using the deop command, leaving the player as an operator until the entry is removed from ops.txt manually.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 6, 2026, 12:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 6, 2026, 1:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update PocketMine-MP to version 4.0.3 or later.
- Manually edit ops.txt to remove incorrect entries.
- Verify operator removal after updating.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 06, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag unsupported-when-assigned -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 06, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description PocketMine-MP before 4.0.3 does not perform case-insensitive matching when removing operator entries from ops.txt. The removeOp function lowercases the supplied name but only removes an exactly matching entry, so an operator name stored with non-lowercase letters cannot be revoked using the deop command, leaving the player as an operator until the entry is removed from ops.txt manually. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/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 Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Added CWE CWE-178 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2021/48xxx/CVE-2021-48006.json">CVE-2021-48006</a> Added Reference https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/commit/4d37b79ff7f9d9452e988387f97919a9a1c4954e Added Reference https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/security/advisories/GHSA-j5qg-w9jg-3wg3 Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pocketmine-mp-before-4.0.3-operator-privilege-escalation-via-case-sensitivity