What is CVE-2021-38823?

CVE-2021-38823 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Icehrm, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-10-04.

How severe is CVE-2021-38823?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Icehrm

CVE-2021-38823

The IceHrm 30.0.0 OS website was found vulnerable to Session Management Issue. A signout from an admin account does not invalidate an admin session that is opened in a different browser.

Published 2021-10-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Icehrm — versions 30.0.0.os

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-613 — Insufficient Session Expiration

References

www.navidkagalwalla.com/icehrm-vulnerabilities (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38823?: CVE-2021-38823 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Icehrm, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-10-04.
How severe is CVE-2021-38823?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.