Vulnerability in Debiki Talkyard
CVE-2021-25980
In Talkyard, versions v0.04.01 through v0.6.74-WIP-63220cb, v0.2020.22-WIP-b2e97fe0e through v0.2021.02-WIP-879ef3fe1 and tyse-v0.2021.02-879ef3fe1-regular through tyse-v0.2021.28-af66b6905-regular, are vulnerable to Host Header Injection. By luring a victim application-user to click on a link, an unauthenticated attacker can use the “forgot password” functionality to reset the victim’s password and successfully take over their account.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (68.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.013 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Debiki Talkyard — versions v0.04.01, v0.2020.22-WIP-b2e97fe0e, v0.2021
- Talkyard
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/debiki/talkyard/commit/4067e191a909ed06f250d09a40e43aa5edbb0289 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25980 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-25980?
- CVE-2021-25980 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debiki Talkyard, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-11-11.
- How severe is CVE-2021-25980?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.