What is CVE-2021-4005?

CVE-2021-4005 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Firefly-Iii Firefly Iii, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-12-04.

How severe is CVE-2021-4005?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-4005 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in Firefly-Iii Firefly Iii

CVE-2021-4005

firefly-iii is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2021-12-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (36.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Firefly-Iii Firefly Iii
Firefly-Iii Firefly-Iii/firefly-Iii — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

huntr.dev/bounties/bf4ef581-325a-492d-a710-14fcb53f00ff (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/commit/03a1601bf343181df9f405dd2109aec483cb7… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-4005?: CVE-2021-4005 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Firefly-Iii Firefly Iii, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-12-04.
How severe is CVE-2021-4005?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-4005 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.