Improper Authentication in MF971R - CVE-2021-21745

 

Improper Authentication in MF971R - CVE-2021-21745

Published: October 19, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU57425
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21745
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to referer mitigation bypass issue. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick a victim to visit a specially crafted link, bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.


Affected software

MF971R

How to mitigate CVE-2021-21745

Install updates from vendor's website.


External References

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