CVE-2021-47721 (GCVE-0-2021-47721)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-23 19:34 – Updated: 2026-03-05 12:02
VLAI
Title
Orangescrum 1.8.0 Authenticated Privilege Escalation via User Session Manipulation
Summary
Orangescrum 1.8.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users to take over other project-assigned accounts by manipulating session cookies. Attackers can extract the victim's unique ID from the page source and replace their own session cookie to gain unauthorized access to another user's account.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50551 | exploit |
| https://www.orangescrum.org/ | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/orangescrum-… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orangescrum | orangescrum |
Affected:
1.8.0
|
Date Public
2021-07-10 00:00
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Nomenclature
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