CVE-2021-3980

Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor in elgg/elgg

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Published Dec 3, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

elgg is vulnerable to Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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

elgg

elgg/elgg

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 3.3.23

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2021-2535	elgg is vulnerable to Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Github GHSA	GHSA-hx6g-q9v2-xh7v	Information exposure in elgg

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.6% (1.598% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/elgg/elgg/commit/572d210e2392f1fdf47ff2f38665372a6535c126
https://huntr.dev/bounties/1f43f11e-4bd8-451f-a244-dc9541cdc0ac

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Elgg Elgg

Weaknesses

CWE-359

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 5:09 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: @huntrdev
Published: Dec 3, 2021, 3:05 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 5:09 PM
Reserved: Nov 19, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:06 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 3, 2021, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:06 AM

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