CVE-2021-41808 Information disclosure in M-Files Server
Enabling federated authentication logging in M-Files Server exposes sensitive information in event logs, requiring configuration changes to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-41808?
CVE-2021-41808 is a low-severity vulnerability in M-Files Server, published on 18 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In M-Files Server product with versions before 21.11.10775.0, enabling logging of Federated authentication to event log wrote sensitive information to log. Mitigating factors are logging is disabled by default.
Weakness: CWE-532
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-41808?
It affects 1 product.
Products include M-Files M-Files Server.
How do I fix CVE-2021-41808?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-41808 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-41808 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41808 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in M-Files Server
- CVE-2024-10127 Support for authentication bypass condition in M-Files LDAP authentication
- CVE-2025-5964 Path traversal in M-Files API
- CVE-2024-6789 Path traversal in M-Files API
- CVE-2024-4056 Denial of service condition in M-Files Server
- CVE-2023-6912 Brute force vulnerability in M-Files user authentication
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h62q-wxxr-4qqj.