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Incorrect Authorization

CVE-2021-25973

Medium
6.5/10

Summary

In Publify, versions 9.0.0.pre1 through 9.2.4 are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. "guest" role users can self-register even when the admin does not allow. This happens due to front-end restriction only.

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  • NETWORK
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  • UNCHANGED
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CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Authorization is a security mechanism performed by an application to grant or deny access to the requested resources by verifying the privileges of the user. When an application lacks effective authorization mechanisms, it enables unauthorized users to gain unintended privileges and illegitimate access to resources. Such a vulnerability may result in exposure of sensitive information, denial of service, arbitrary code execution, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published