CVE-2021-43834
Critical
Description
eLabFTW is an electronic lab notebook manager for research teams. In versions prior to 4.2.0 there is a vulnerability which allows an attacker to authenticate as an existing user, if that user was created using a single sign-on authentication option such as LDAP or SAML. It impacts instances where LDAP or SAML is used for authentication instead of the (default) local password mechanism. Users should upgrade to at least version 4.2.0.
SeverityCritical
CVSS9.1
Exploit probability—
ProductElabftw
PublishedDec 16, 2021
First seenDec 16, 2021
Weakness typeCWE-287Improper authentication
How to fix
Update
- elabftw elabftw4.2.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| elabftw elabftw | v < 4.2.0 | 4.2.0 |
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