vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2021-21313): glpi vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Mar 3, 2021 | Jun 26, 2025 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Description
GLPI is open source software which stands for Gestionnaire Libre de Parc Informatique and it is a Free Asset and IT Management Software package. In GLPI before verison 9.5.4, there is a vulnerability in the /ajax/common.tabs.php endpoint, indeed, at least two parameters _target and id are not properly sanitized. Here are two payloads (due to two different exploitations depending on which parameter you act) to exploit the vulnerability:/ajax/common.tabs.php?_target=javascript:alert(document.cookie)&_itemtype=DisplayPreference&_glpi_tab=DisplayPreference$2&id=258&displaytype=Ticket (Payload triggered if you click on the button). /ajax/common.tabs.php?_target=/front/ticket.form.php&_itemtype=Ticket&_glpi_tab=Ticket$1&id=(){};(function%20(){alert(document.cookie);})();function%20a&#.
Solution
References
- CVE-2021-21313
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-21313
- CWE-74
- CWE-79
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-8665
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-8665
- https://github.com/glpi-project/glpi/releases/tag/9.5.4
- https://github.com/glpi-project/glpi/security/advisories/GHSA-h4hj-mrpg-xfgx
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-21313
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