An issue discovered in SeedDMS 6.0.15 allows an attacker to escalate privileges via the…
Priority HIGH 73CWE-639Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
An issue discovered in SeedDMS 6.0.15 allows an attacker to escalate privileges via the userid and role parameters in the out.UsrMgr.php file.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00797 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-33223
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5r42-grwv-4wqj
References
More Seeddms vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-22093 Weak reset token generation in SeedDMS v6.0.20 and v5.1.7 allows attackers to execute a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-28831 A vulnerability in SeedDMS 6.0.32 allows an attacker with admin privileges to execute… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2021-16760 SeedDMS v6.0.15 was discovered to contain an open redirect vulnerability. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2021-16759 A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SeedDMS v6.0.15 allows attackers to execute… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2025-28833 A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in SeedDMS 6.0.32. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2025-19011 A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in SeedDMS 6.0.29. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2021-33223 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-33223 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5r42-grwv-4wqj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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