Vulnerability in Eigentech Natural Language Processing
CVE-2021-38616
In Eigen NLP 3.10.1, a lack of access control on the /auth/v1/user/{user-guid}/ user edition endpoint could permit any logged-in user to increase their own permissions via a user_permissions array in a PATCH request. A guest user could modify other users' profiles and much more.
EPSS: 0.013 (68.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L.
Affected products
- Eigentech Natural_language_processing — versions 3.10.1
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-38616?
- CVE-2021-38616 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eigentech Natural Language Processing. CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2021-09-07.
- How severe is CVE-2021-38616?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.