CVE-2021-23163 [Low] | CSRF in Artifactory

JFrog Artifactory prior to version 7.33.6 and 6.23.38, is vulnerable to CSRF ( Cross-Site Request Forgery) for specific endpoints. This issue affects: JFrog JFrog Artifactory JFrog Artifactory versions before 7.33.6 versions prior to 7.x; JFrog Artifactory versions before 6.23.38 versions prior to 6.x.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-07-21	0.16%	0.13%	-0.03%
2	2025-07-07	0.06%	0.16%	+0.10%
3	2023-03-07	—	0.06%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-07-21

0.16%

0.13%

-0.03%

2025-07-07

0.06%

0.16%

+0.10%

2023-03-07

—

0.06%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
3.1	3.1	LOW	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:H) Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	1.6	1.4	[email protected]
8.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.8	5.9	[email protected]
6.8	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:M) Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	8.6	6.4	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

3.1

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H): Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

1.6

1.4

[email protected]

8.8

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.8

5.9

[email protected]

6.8

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M): Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

8.6

6.4

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-23163

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
jfrog	artifactory	>= 6.0.0, < 6.23.38	cpe:2.3:a:jfrog:artifactory::::::-::*
jfrog	artifactory	>= 7.0.0, < 7.33.6	cpe:2.3:a:jfrog:artifactory::::::-::*

References for CVE-2021-23163

URL	Tags
https://www.jfrog.com/confluence/display/JFROG/CVE-2021-23163%3A++Cross-Site+Request+Forgery+on+REST+using+Basic+Auth	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.jfrog.com/confluence/display/JFROG/JFrog+Security+Advisories	Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2021-23163

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-23163

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-23163

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-23163

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-23163

References for CVE-2021-23163