An authorization bypass exploited by a user-controlled key in SpecificApps REST API in…
Priority LOW 30CWE-639Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
An authorization bypass exploited by a user-controlled key in SpecificApps REST API in ScratchOAuth2 before commit d856dc704b2504cd3b92cf089fdd366dd40775d6 allows app owners to set flags that indicate whether an app is verified on their own apps.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00643 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:scratchoauth2_project:scratchoauth2:*:*:*:*:*:scratch:*:* | before 2021-04-12 | Vulnerable | Scratchoauth2 Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:scratchoauth2_project:scratchoauth2:*:*:*:*:*:scratch:*:* Versions before 2021-04-12 Vulnerable ·Scratchoauth2 Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-46249
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v85q-g5fq-684c
- 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Scratchoauth2 Project Scratchoauth2 vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-21133 An issue in SOA2Login::commented of ScratchOAuth2 before commit… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-10150 Account compromise by man-in-the-middle attack CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2021-21134 A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in ScratchOAuth2 before commit… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-46249 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-46249 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v85q-g5fq-684c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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