CVE-2021-29452 impacts the curveballjs a12n-server npm package, specifically versions between 0.18.0 and 0.18.1. This vulnerability, a privilege escalation flaw (CWE-269, CWE-863), allowed any authenticated user to modify other user accounts through a newly introduced HAL-Form, a function intended solely for administrators. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), it presents a low-complexity network attack vector (AV:N/AC:L) leading to high integrity impact (I:H) without requiring user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0.18.0, < 0.18.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:curveballjs:a12n-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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