What is CVE-2021-41916?

CVE-2021-41916 is a high-severity vulnerability in Webtareas Project, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-10-08.

How severe is CVE-2021-41916?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-41916 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in Webtareas Project

CVE-2021-41916

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in webTareas version 2.4 and earlier allows a remote attacker to create a new administrative profile and add a new user to the new profile. without the victim's knowledge, by enticing an authenticated admin user to visit an attacker's web page.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2021-10-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Webtareas Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

n4nj0.github.io/advisories/webtareas-multiple-vulnerabilities-i/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-41916?: CVE-2021-41916 is a high-severity vulnerability in Webtareas Project, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-10-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-41916?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-41916 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.