Improper User Access Control in "Dolibarr" Leads to Account Takeover
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
In “Dolibarr” application, v3.3.beta1_20121221 to v13.0.2 have “Modify” access for admin level users to change other user’s details but fails to validate already existing “Login” name, while renaming the user “Login”. This leads to complete account takeover of the victim user. This happens since the password gets overwritten for the victim user having a similar login name.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolibarr | dolibarr | 3.3.beta1_20121221 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | dolibarr/dolibarr (Packagist) | 3.3.beta1 to before 14.0.0 | 14.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-fjqg-w8g6-hhq8 |
- dolibarr VendorDolibarr Affected 3.3.beta1_20121221 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- dolibarr/dolibarr (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.3.beta1 to before 14.0.0 Fixed in 14.0.0 Patch available GHSA-fjqg-w8g6-hhq8
CPE configurations NVD · 3
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-fjqg-w8g6-hhq8 dolibarr/dolibarr (Packagist) Fixed in 14.0.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-25956
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fjqg-w8g6-hhq8
References
More Dolibarr vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-07157 SQL injection vulnerability in Dolibarr before 7.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-07158 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Dolibarr before 7.0.2 allows remote attackers… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2020-11130 Dolibarr before 11.0.5 allows low-privilege users to upload files of dangerous types… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-13844 Dolibarr ERP/CRM 3.0 through 10.0.3 allows XSS via the qty parameter to product/fournisseurs.php (product price screen). CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-06539 SQL Injection vulnerability in Dolibarr before version 7.0.2 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-12038 An issue was discovered in Dolibarr through 7.0.0. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-25956 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-25956 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fjqg-w8g6-hhq8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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