What is CVE-2021-43498?

CVE-2021-43498 is a high-severity vulnerability in Atutor, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-04-08.

How severe is CVE-2021-43498?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-43498 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Atutor

CVE-2021-43498

An Access Control vulnerability exists in ATutor 2.2.4 in password_reminder.php when the g, id, h, form_password_hidden, and form_change HTTP POST parameters are set.

EPSS: 0.016 (73.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Atutor — versions 2.2.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-640 — Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43498?: CVE-2021-43498 is a high-severity vulnerability in Atutor, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-43498?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-43498 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.