CVE-2021-25979

Apostrophe - Insufficient Session Expiration

Description

Apostrophe CMS versions prior to 3.3.1 did not invalidate existing login sessions when disabling a user account or changing the password, creating a situation in which a device compromised by a third party could not be locked out by those means. As a mitigation for older releases the user account in question can be archived (3.x) or moved to the trash (2.x and earlier) which does disable the existing session.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Upgrade to version 3.4.0

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: Apostrophe Apostrophe
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/c211b211f9f4303a77a307cf41aac9b4ef8d2c7c third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-25979?
CVE-2021-25979 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-25979?
To fix CVE-2021-25979: Upgrade to version 3.4.0
Is CVE-2021-25979 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-25979 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-25979?
CVE-2021-25979 affects Apostrophe Apostrophe .
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