CVE-2021-46876 /user/sessions endpoint allows detecting valid accounts

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can determine account existence via the /user/sessions endpoint, enabling user enumeration attacks against Ibexa Kernel installations.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-46876?

CVE-2021-46876 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in eZ Publish Ibexa Kernel before 7.5.15.1. The /user/sessions endpoint can be abused to determine account existence.

Weakness: CWE-203

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-46876?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including ezsystems/ezpublish-kernel. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
ezsystems/ezpublish-kernel PackagistFrom 6.13.06.13.8.1
ezsystems/ezpublish-kernel PackagistFrom 6.13.06.13.8.1
ezsystems/ezpublish-kernel PackagistFrom 7.5.07.5.15.1
ezsystems/ezpublish-kernel PackagistFrom 7.5.07.5.15.1

Products include Ibexa Ez Platform Kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2021-46876?

Upgrade ezsystems/ezpublish-kernel to a fixed version for your release line: 6.13.8.1 or 7.5.15.1.

Is CVE-2021-46876 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-46876 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gmrf-99gw-vvwj.

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