CVE-2021-43833 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting eLabFTW versions prior to 4.2.0, allowing any authenticated user to gain unauthorized access to arbitrary accounts by manipulating email addresses. This flaw has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, immediate patching to version 4.2.0 or enabling an email domain allowlist is recommended to mitigate the risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:elabftw:elabftw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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