CVE-2021-38617

Description

In Eigen NLP 3.10.1, a lack of access control on the /auth/v1/user/ user creation endpoint allows a standard user to create a super user account with a defined password. This directly leads to privilege escalation.

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.74% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory eigentech.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://excellium-services.com/cert-xlm-advisory/	third party advisory
https://eigentech.com/	vendor advisory
https://excellium-services.com/cert-xlm-advisory/CVE-2021-38617	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-38617?: CVE-2021-38617 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-38617?: To fix CVE-2021-38617, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-38617 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-38617 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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