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CVE-2021-25956 json

Improper User Access Control in "Dolibarr" Leads to Account Takeover

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also BIT-dolibarr-2021-25956 , EUVD-2021-2054 , GHSA-fjqg-w8g6-hhq8

cvss
4.7
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • packagist dolibarr/dolibarr 14.0.0

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Exploit prediction

0.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
GitHub 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
OSV 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist dolibarr/dolibarr
>=3.3.beta1, <14.0.0
14.0.0
bitnami dolibarr
>=3.3.0-beta1, <=3.3.0-beta1
>=3.3.0-beta2, <=3.3.0-beta2
 no fix listed

Affected products

  • Dolibarr dolibarr

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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