CVE-2021-25973 - CVE House

Status published Medium CVE-2021-25973

Publify - Improper Authorization Leads to Guest Signup Restriction Bypass

6.5 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

In Publify, 9.0.0.pre1 to 9.2.4 are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. “guest” role users can self-register even when the admin does not allow. This happens due to front-end restriction only.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

publify_core

Vulnerable Versions:

9.0.0.pre1, unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: November 2nd, 2021

Last Modified: April 30th, 2025

Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-285

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

Initial Access

T1078 Valid Accounts

Persistence

T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

Privilege Escalation

T1021 Remote Services

Lateral Movement

T1098 Account Manipulation

Defense Evasion