CVE-2021-38617 HIGH

CVE-2021-38617

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

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/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 creation endpoint allows a standard user to create a super user account with a defined password. This directly leads to privilege escalation.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

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