# CVE-2021-44460: Auth bypass in Odoo Community

> Attackers with deactivated accounts can bypass authentication controls to access the system and retain permissions via crafted RPC requests.

- **Severity:** High 7.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 25 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** BIT-odoo-2021-44460, GHSA-r9cj-vm9v-xvj3, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-44460

## What is CVE-2021-44460?

CVE-2021-44460 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Odoo Odoo, published on 25 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper access control in Odoo Community 13.0 and earlier and Odoo Enterprise 13.0 and earlier allows users with deactivated accounts to access the system with the deactivated account and any permission it still holds, via crafted RPC requests.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-44460?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including odoo. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `odoo` | Bitnami | All versions | 13.0.1 |

Products: Odoo Odoo.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-44460?

Upgrade odoo to 13.0.1 or later.

## Is CVE-2021-44460 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44460 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Odoo Odoo

- [CVE-2020-29396](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-29396/): Code injection in Odoo Community (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2018-14885](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14885/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-10804](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10804/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-14860](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14860/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2017-10805](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10805/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-44460 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-44460 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Odoo Odoo, published on 25 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44460 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- odoo (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 13.0.1

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44460/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44460/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-44460
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44460
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-44460

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44460/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.