CVE-2021-25956 Improper User Access Control in "Dolibarr" Leads to Account Takeover
Admins can overwrite victim passwords by renaming users to existing logins, enabling complete account takeover in Dolibarr.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-25956?
CVE-2021-25956 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm, published on 17 Aug 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In “Dolibarr” application, v3.3.beta1_20121221 to v13.0.2 have “Modify” access for admin level users to change other user’s details but fails to validate already existing “Login” name, while renaming the user “Login”. This leads to complete account takeover of the victim user. This happens since the password gets overwritten for the victim user having a similar login name.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25956?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including dolibarr/dolibarr and dolibarr. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
dolibarr/dolibarr Packagist | From 3.3.beta1 | 14.0.0 |
dolibarr/dolibarr Packagist | From 3.3.beta1 | 14.0.0 |
dolibarr Bitnami | From 3.3.0-beta1 to 3.3.0-beta1 | None |
Products include Dolibarr Dolibarr, Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25956?
Upgrade dolibarr/dolibarr to 14.0.0 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2021-25956 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25956 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm
- CVE-2019-19212 Dolibarr Cross-site Scripting via the qty parameter in product/fournisseurs.php
- CVE-2018-16809 Dolibarr SQL injection via the integer parameters qty and value_unit
- CVE-2018-10094 Dolibarr SQL injection vulnerability
- CVE-2018-9019 Dolibarr SQL Injection vulnerability
- CVE-2017-14238 Dolibarr SQL injection vulnerability in admin/menus/edit.php
Sources
Also known as BIT-dolibarr-2021-25956, GHSA-fjqg-w8g6-hhq8, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-25956.