CVE-2021-25973

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-285 CWE-669

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
publify_core	publify_core	>= 9.0.0.pre1, < unspecified; >= unspecified, <= 9.2.4

References

https://github.com/publify/publify/commit/3447e0241e921b65f6eb1090453d8ea73e98387ePatch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25973Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/publify/publify/commit/3447e0241e921b65f6eb1090453d8ea73e98387ePatch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25973Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 2, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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