Permissions not properly checked in Invenio-Drafts-Resources
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Invenio-Drafts-Resources is a submission/deposit module for Invenio, a software framework for research data management. Invenio-Drafts-Resources prior to versions 0.13.7 and 0.14.6 does not properly check permissions when a record is published. The vulnerability is exploitable in a default installation of InvenioRDM. An authenticated a user is able via REST API calls to publish draft records of other users if they know the record identifier and the draft validates (e.g. all require fields filled out). An attacker is not able to modify the data in the record, and thus e.g. *cannot* change a record from restricted to public. The problem is patched in Invenio-Drafts-Resources v0.13.7 and 0.14.6, which is part of InvenioRDM v6.0.1 and InvenioRDM v7.0 respectively.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invenio | invenio-drafts-resources | before 0.13.7; 0.14.0 to before 0.14.6 | 0.13.7, 0.14.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | invenio-drafts-resources (PyPI) | before 0.13.7 | 0.13.7 | Patch available | GHSA-xr38-w74q-r8jv |
| — | invenio-app-rdm (PyPI) | before 6.0.5 | 6.0.5 | Patch available | GHSA-xr38-w74q-r8jv |
| — | invenio-rdm-records (PyPI) | before 0.32.6 | 0.32.6 | Patch available | GHSA-xr38-w74q-r8jv |
| — | invenio-drafts-resources (PyPI) | 0.14.0 to before 0.14.6 | 0.14.6 | Patch available | GHSA-xr38-w74q-r8jv |
| — | invenio-rdm-records (PyPI) | 0.33.0 to before 0.33.10 | 0.33.10 | Patch available | GHSA-xr38-w74q-r8jv |
| — | invenio-app-rdm (PyPI) | 7.0.0.dev0 to before 7.0.0.dev5 | 7.0.0.dev5 | Patch available | GHSA-xr38-w74q-r8jv |
- invenio-drafts-resources VendorInvenio Affected before 0.13.7; 0.14.0 to before 0.14.6 Fixed in 0.13.7, 0.14.6 Patch available CNA
- invenio-drafts-resources (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.13.7 Fixed in 0.13.7 Patch available GHSA-xr38-w74q-r8jv
- invenio-app-rdm (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 6.0.5 Fixed in 6.0.5 Patch available GHSA-xr38-w74q-r8jv
- invenio-rdm-records (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.32.6 Fixed in 0.32.6 Patch available GHSA-xr38-w74q-r8jv
- invenio-drafts-resources (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.14.0 to before 0.14.6 Fixed in 0.14.6 Patch available GHSA-xr38-w74q-r8jv
- invenio-rdm-records (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.33.0 to before 0.33.10 Fixed in 0.33.10 Patch available GHSA-xr38-w74q-r8jv
- invenio-app-rdm (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0.dev0 to before 7.0.0.dev5 Fixed in 7.0.0.dev5 Patch available GHSA-xr38-w74q-r8jv
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:inveniosoftware:invenio-drafts-resources:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.13.7; 0.14.0 to before 0.14.6 | Vulnerable | Invenio |
- cpe:2.3:a:inveniosoftware:invenio-drafts-resources:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.13.7; 0.14.0 to before 0.14.6 Vulnerable ·Invenio
Remediation
- Fix · CNA invenio-drafts-resources (inveniosoftware) Fixed in 0.13.7, 0.14.6
- Fix · GHSA-xr38-w74q-r8jv invenio-drafts-resources (PyPI) Fixed in 0.13.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-xr38-w74q-r8jv invenio-app-rdm (PyPI) Fixed in 6.0.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-xr38-w74q-r8jv invenio-rdm-records (PyPI) Fixed in 0.32.6 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-xr38-w74q-r8jv invenio-drafts-resources (PyPI) Fixed in 0.14.6 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-xr38-w74q-r8jv invenio-rdm-records (PyPI) Fixed in 0.33.10 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-xr38-w74q-r8jv invenio-app-rdm (PyPI) Fixed in 7.0.0.dev5 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-43781
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xr38-w74q-r8jv
References
Exploit 1
Sources
- CVE-2021-43781 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-43781 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xr38-w74q-r8jv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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