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TI-2021-02889 Aliases CVE-2021-3992GHSA-9w8f-7wgr-2h7g

Improper Access Control in kevinpapst/kimai2

Priority LOW 31CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

kimai2 is vulnerable to Improper Access Control

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01065 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed kevinpapst/kimai2 (kevinpapst): 1.16.2kevinpapst/kimai2 (Packagist): 1.16.3

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
kevinpapstkevinpapst/kimai2before 1.16.21.16.2Patch availableCNA
—kevinpapst/kimai2 (Packagist)before 1.16.31.16.3Patch availableGHSA-9w8f-7wgr-2h7g
  • kevinpapst/kimai2 Vendorkevinpapst Affected before 1.16.2 Fixed in 1.16.2 Patch available CNA
  • kevinpapst/kimai2 (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 1.16.3 Fixed in 1.16.3 Patch available GHSA-9w8f-7wgr-2h7g

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kimai2_project:kimai2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.16.2VulnerableKimai2 Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:kimai2_project:kimai2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.16.2 Vulnerable ·Kimai2 Project

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA kevinpapst/kimai2 (kevinpapst) Fixed in 1.16.2
  • Fix · GHSA-9w8f-7wgr-2h7g kevinpapst/kimai2 (Packagist) Fixed in 1.16.3 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3992
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9w8f-7wgr-2h7g

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2021-02880 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in kevinpapst/kimai2 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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