CVE-2021-25980

In Talkyard, versions v0.04.01 through v0.6.74-WIP-63220cb, v0.2020.22-WIP-b2e97fe0e through v0.2021.02-WIP-879ef3fe1 and tyse-v0.2021.02-879ef3fe1-regular through tyse-v0.2021.28-af66b6905-regular, are vulnerable to Host Header Injection. By luring a victim application-user to click on a link, an unauthenticated attacker can use the “forgot password” functionality to reset the victim’s password and successfully take over their account.

CVSS v3.0 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

8.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/debiki/talkyard/commit/4067e191a909ed06f250d09a40e43aa5edbb0289	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25980	Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:talkyard:talkyard::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:talkyard:talkyard::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:talkyard:talkyard::::::::

Information

Published : 2021-11-10 23:15

Updated : 2021-11-16 09:19

NVD link : CVE-2021-25980

Mitre link : CVE-2021-25980

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-74

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

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Products Affected

talkyard

talkyard

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