What is CVE-2021-40884?

CVE-2021-40884 is a high-severity vulnerability in Projectsend, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2021-10-11.

How severe is CVE-2021-40884?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-40884 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Projectsend

CVE-2021-40884

Projectsend version r1295 is affected by sensitive information disclosure. Because of not checking authorization in ids parameter in files-edit.php and id parameter in process.php function, a user with uploader role can download and edit a…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.009 (56.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Projectsend — versions r1295
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40884?: CVE-2021-40884 is a high-severity vulnerability in Projectsend, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2021-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2021-40884?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-40884 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.