CVE-2021-25979 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2021-25979

Apostrophe - Insufficient Session Expiration

Vulnerability Description

Apostrophe CMS versions prior to 3.3.1 did not invalidate existing login sessions when disabling a user account or changing the password, creating a situation in which a device compromised by a third party could not be locked out by those means. As a mitigation for older releases the user account in question can be archived (3.x) or moved to the trash (2.x and earlier) which does disable the existing session.

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

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Daniel Elkabes

References

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CVE-2021-25978
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Medium 5.4

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Apostrophe
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified, 2.63.0

Timeline

Official Publish: November 8th, 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:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-613

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie
Credential Access
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1550 Use Alternate Authentication Material
Defense Evasion
T1021 Remote Services
Lateral Movement
T1562 Impair Defenses
Defense Evasion