SB2021091712 - Multiple vulnerabilities in GLPI
Published: September 17, 2021 Updated: May 4, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39211)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in telemetry endpoint. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
2) Sensitive Cookie Without 'HttpOnly' Flag (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39210)
CWE-ID: CWE-1004 - Sensitive Cookie Without 'HttpOnly' Flag
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the cookie used to store the autologin cookie (when a user uses the "remember me" feature) is accessible by scripts. A remote authenticated attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
3) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39209)
CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.
CWE-ID: CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper inout validation. A remote authenticated attacker can bypass API with custom header injection.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/glpi-project/glpi/security/advisories/GHSA-xx66-v3g5-w825
- https://github.com/glpi-project/glpi/releases/tag/9.5.6
- https://github.com/glpi-project/glpi/security/advisories/GHSA-hwxq-4c5f-m4v2
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/b2e99a41-b904-419f-a274-ae383e4925f2/
- https://github.com/glpi-project/glpi/security/advisories/GHSA-5qpf-32w7-c56p
- https://github.com/glpi-project/glpi/security/advisories/GHSA-6w9f-2m6g-5777