Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-43778

Path Traversal in Glpi-Project Barcode 2.0 – 2.6.1

Public PoCHigh EPSSPath Traversal
Published
24 November 2021
Modified
08 September 2025
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 9.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.53 99th percentile
Risk Priority 92 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2021-43778 is a critical-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Glpi-Project Barcode. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Barcode is a GLPI plugin for printing barcodes and QR codes. GLPI instances version 2.x prior to version 2.6.1 with the barcode plugin installed are vulnerable to a path traversal vulnerability. This issue was patched in version 2.6.1. As a…

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workaround, delete the `front/send.php` file.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

Likely ATT&CK TechniquesAI

Techniques this vulnerability likely enables, inferred from its description, weakness type, and attributed-actor tradecraft. Confidence is per-technique.

T1083 File and Directory Discovery Discoveryconfidence: HIGH
Path traversal in front/send.php enables arbitrary file and directory discovery on the server.
T1005 Data from Local System Collectionconfidence: HIGH
Successful traversal allows an attacker to read arbitrary files from the local system.
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Accessconfidence: HIGH
The vulnerability is in a publicly accessible plugin endpoint, directly enabling exploitation of a public-facing web application.
inferred from description + CWE · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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CVE-2025-7712Shared CWE-22
CVE-2020-4430Shared CWE-22
CVE-2025-41035Shared CWE-22
CVE-2021-47977Shared CWE-22
CVE-2024-3980Shared CWE-22
CVE-2026-32805Shared CWE-22

Affected Assets

glpi-project
barcode
2.0 — 2.6.1

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V5.3.2

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-22

Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Patching/maintenance can remediate known path-traversal flaws in deployed software (partial prevention of exploitability) but does nothing to stop the coding defect from being introduced in the first place.

PR.AA-05 none match
prevents

PR.AA-05 defines and reviews access policies but does not address code-level pathname neutralization, so neither direction prevents CWE-22.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

detects

Security testing in development catches path traversal via static/dynamic analysis.

prevents

Secure SDLC mandates input validation and path sanitization that directly prevent path traversal.

prevents

Application security requirements include rules for safe file handling and canonicalization.

prevents

Secure architecture principles require least-privilege file access and directory isolation.

prevents

Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe path construction and mandate safe APIs.

mitigates

Information access restriction limits which files an application may read or write.

References