What is CVE-2021-29642?

CVE-2021-29642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gistpad Project, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-03-30.

How severe is CVE-2021-29642?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-29642 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Gistpad Project

CVE-2021-29642

GistPad before 0.2.7 allows a crafted workspace folder to change the URL for the Gist API, which leads to leakage of GitHub access tokens.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2021-03-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Gistpad Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

n0-traces/cve_

References

github.com/lostintangent/gistpad/commit/230b05e8dea8d7ac5aae998bbe0a591d7f081b70 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/7 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-29642?: CVE-2021-29642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gistpad Project, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2021-29642?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-29642 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.