Improper Privilege Management in Mendix - CVE-2021-27394
Published: April 15, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52255
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27394
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A remote authenticated attacer can manipulate the user role under certain circumstances and escalate privileges.
Affected software
Mendix
How to mitigate CVE-2021-27394
Install updates from vendor's website.
Mendix - addressed in versions 7.23.19, 8.6.9, 8.12.5, 8.17.0, 9.0.5