Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-4297

Medium

Published: 01 January 2023

Published
01 January 2023
Modified
28 May 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0044 63.4th percentile
Risk Priority 11 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-4297 is a medium-severity Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276) vulnerability in Jobe Project Jobe. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked in the top 36.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A vulnerability has been found in trampgeek jobe up to 1.6.4 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function runs_post of the file application/controllers/Restapi.php. The manipulation of the argument sourcefilename leads to an unknown weakness. Upgrading to version 1.6.5…

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is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 694da5013dbecc8d30dd83e2a83e78faadf93771. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-217174 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

jobe project
jobe
≤ 1.6.5

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-276

Access control policy can specify and enforce secure default permissions for resources.

addresses: CWE-276

Guides setting of default permissions to the minimum required level.

addresses: CWE-276

Establishes requirements for appropriate default permissions on system resources as part of configuration management.

addresses: CWE-276

Baseline establishment and updates on install/upgrade ensure correct default permissions rather than insecure ones.

addresses: CWE-276

Requiring the most restrictive settings instead of defaults prevents incorrect default permissions on resources.

addresses: CWE-276

Requires documented processes that include setting and maintaining correct default permissions for configuration items.

addresses: CWE-276

Requires addressing secure default permissions in physical and environmental protection controls.

addresses: CWE-276

Tailoring explicitly overrides or scopes default permission assignments in the baseline to match the system's actual risk and operational needs.

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