CVE-2021-42116 Unauthorized Menu Item Access in TopEase

What is CVE-2021-42116?

CVE-2021-42116 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Business-DNA Solutions GmbH TopEase, published on 30 Nov 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Incorrect Access Control in Web Applications operating on Business-DNA Solutions GmbH’s TopEase® Platform Version <= 7.1.27 allows an authenticated remote attacker to view the Shape Editor and Settings, which are functionality for higher privileged users, via identifying said components in the front-end source code or other means.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-42116?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Businessdnasolutions Topease.

How do I fix CVE-2021-42116?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-42116 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2021-42116 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-42116 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Business-DNA Solutions GmbH TopEase

• CVE-2021-42115 Missing HTTPOnly flag on sensitive cookie in TopEase High 8.1
• CVE-2021-42118 Stored XSS in TopEase High 8.1
• CVE-2021-42544 Lack of Rate limiting in Authentication in TopEase High 7.5
• CVE-2021-42119 Stored XSS in Search Function in TopEase High 7.3
• CVE-2021-42123 Missing Upload Filter in TopEase High 7.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-m95m-2xc3-p525.