CVE-2021-38616 HIGH

CVE-2021-38616

Vendor N/A
Product n/a
Published September 7, 2021
Last update May 30, 2025

CVSS base score

7.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:L/C:L/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In Eigen NLP 3.10.1, a lack of access control on the /auth/v1/user/{user-guid}/ user edition endpoint could permit any logged-in user to increase their own permissions via a user_permissions array in a PATCH request. A guest user could modify other users' profiles and much more.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 7, 2021 CVE published
May 30, 2025 Record updated