CVE-2021-21255

entities switch IDOR

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Published Mar 2, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

GLPI is an open-source asset and IT management software package that provides ITIL Service Desk features, licenses tracking and software auditing. In GLPI version 9.5.3, it was possible to switch entities with IDOR from a logged in user. This is fixed in version 9.5.4.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

glpi-project

glpi

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`= 9.5.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:glpi-project:glpi:9.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-8636	GLPI is an open-source asset and IT management software package that provides ITIL Service Desk features, licenses tracking and software auditing. In GLPI version 9.5.3, it was possible to switch entities with IDOR from a logged in user. This is fixed in version 9.5.4.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.854% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/glpi-project/glpi/commit/aade65b7f67d46f23d276a8acb0df70651c3b1dc
https://github.com/glpi-project/glpi/security/advisories/GHSA-v3m5-r3mx-ff9j

History

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Subscriptions

Glpi-project Glpi

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 6:09 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: Mar 2, 2021, 7:40 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 6:09 PM
Reserved: Dec 22, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:35 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 2, 2021, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:35 AM

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