An authentication bypass issue in FormaLMS <= 2.4.4 allows an attacker to bypass the authentication mechanism and obtain a valid access to the platform.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-43136 is rated High Exploit Risk (88.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 13.24%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.36% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50513 | exploit_db | edb | 2021-11-11 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2025-12-09 | 11.88% | 13.24% | +1.36% |
| 2 | 2025-11-21 | 55.44% | 11.88% | -43.56% |
| 3 | 2025-11-18 | — | 55.44% | — |
Full EPSS history (35 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164930/FormaLMS-2.4.4-Authentication-Bypass.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://blog.hacktivesecurity.com | Third Party Advisory |
| https://blog.hacktivesecurity.com/index.php/2021/10/05/cve-2021-43136-formalms-the-evil-default-value-that-leads-to-authentication-bypass/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://formalms.org | Vendor Advisory |