Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-4194

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 06 January 2022

Published
06 January 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0016 36.7th percentile
Risk Priority 13 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-4194 is a medium-severity Improper Access Control (CWE-284) vulnerability in Bookstackapp Bookstack. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 36.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

bookstack is vulnerable to Improper Access Control

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

bookstackapp
bookstack
≤ 21.12.1

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-863

The access control policy and procedures directly mandate and enforce proper access control mechanisms across the organization.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-863

Supervision and review of access control activities directly detects and remediates improper access configurations or usages.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-863

Associating and retaining security attributes with data directly supports enforcement of access control decisions across storage, processing, and transmission.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-863

Requiring prior authorization for each remote access type prevents improper access control over remote connections.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-863

Requiring authorization of wireless access before allowing connections enforces proper access control for this access method.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-863

Requiring authorization and configuration controls for mobile device connections directly enforces access control and prevents unauthorized devices from reaching organizational systems.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-863

Defining account types, requiring approvals for creation, specifying authorizations, monitoring usage, and reviewing accounts directly prevents improper access control by ensuring only authorized accounts exist and are used.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-863

Enforces rules governing access to the system and its data from external systems based on established trust relationships.

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