CVE-2021-3991 | Improper Authorization in dolibarr/dolibarr

An Improper Authorization vulnerability exists in Dolibarr versions prior to the 'develop' branch. A user with restricted permissions in the 'Reception' section is able to access specific reception details via direct URL access, bypassing the intended permission restrictions.

Published: 2024-11-15 Last update: 2024-11-19 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-3991 is rated Low Risk (27.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.10%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-3991

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 0.15% 0.10% -0.05%
2 2025-11-18 0.05% 0.15% +0.10%
3 2025-04-25 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-3991

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/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: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:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 [email protected]
4.3 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L 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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 2.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-3991

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2021-3991

GHSA-wppr-j57c-8jpm · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: composer — Improper Authorization in dolibarr/dolibarr

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-3991

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2021-3991 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dolibarr), 8 status rows across 8 suites (focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, upstream, xenial): DNE 6, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3991

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-3991

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dolibarr dolibarr_erp\/crm < 20.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:dolibarr:dolibarr_erp\/crm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-3991

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