CVE-2021-21438 (GCVE-0-2021-21438)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-03-22 08:50 – Updated: 2024-09-17 01:46
VLAI
Title
FAQ articles are shown to users without permission
Summary
Agents are able to see linked FAQ articles without permissions (defined in FAQ Category). This issue affects: FAQ version 6.0.29 and prior versions, OTRS version 7.0.24 and prior versions.
Severity
3.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Assigner
OTRS CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 75/100 over 17 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
OTRS AG FAQ Affected: 6.0.x , ≤ 6.0.29 (custom)
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OTRS AG OTRS Affected: unspecified , ≤ 7.0.24 (custom)
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Date Public
2021-03-22 00:00
Credits
Christopher Theuerkauf
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