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GHSA-X24J-87X9-JVV5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-11-03 17:34 – Updated: 2022-08-11 22:06

Summary

Publify `guest` role users can self-register even when the admin does not allow it

Details

In Publify, 9.0.0.pre1 to 9.2.4 are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. guest role users can self-register even when the admin does not allow it. This happens due to front-end restriction only.

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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GSD-2021-25973

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2021-11-03 00:00

Details

In Publify, 9.0.0.pre1 to 9.2.4 are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. `guest` role users can self-register even when the admin does not allow. This happens due to front-end restriction only.

Aliases

CVE-2021-25973

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CVE-2021-25973 (GCVE-0-2021-25973)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-02 06:55 – Updated: 2025-04-30 15:52

Summary

In Publify, 9.0.0.pre1 to 9.2.4 are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. “guest” role users can self-register even when the admin does not allow. This happens due to front-end restriction only.

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE

CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

Assigner

Mend

References

URL

Tags

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	https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	publify_core	publify_core	Affected: 9.0.0.pre1 , < unspecified (custom) Affected: unspecified , ≤ 9.2.4 (custom)

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    "dateReserved": "2021-01-22T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-04-30T15:52:50.959Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1"
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

Action not permitted

GHSA-X24J-87X9-JVV5

GSD-2021-25973

CVE-2021-25973 (GCVE-0-2021-25973)

Tags

Sightings

Nomenclature