CVE-2021-43778 (GCVE-0-2021-43778)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-24 18:50 – Updated: 2025-09-08 15:26- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pluginsGLPI/barcode/security/a… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pluginsGLPI/barcode/commit/428… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/hansmach1ne/MyExploits/tree/ma… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pluginsGLPI/barcode/releases/t… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/hansmach1ne/CVE-portfolio/tree… |
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pluginsGLPI | barcode |
Affected:
>= 2.0.0, < 2.6.1
|
guessed |
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Characteristics
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Honeypot
Signal: In The Wild Attempts
Confidence: 70%
Source: shadowserver
Details
| 1D | 1 |
|---|---|
| Iot | no |
| Feed | Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities |
| Type | http-scan |
| Class | other-software |
| 7D Avg | 0 |
| Vendor | Barcode |
| 30D Avg | 0 |
| 90D Avg | 1 |
| Product | Barcode (GLPI plugin) |
| Cisa Kev | no |
| Connections | 1 |
| Observation Date | 2026-07-20 |
| Vulnerability Class | CVSS |
| Vulnerability Score | 7.5 |
| Vulnerability Severity | High |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | Path traversal in GLPI barcode plugin |
| Vendor | pluginsGLPI |
| Product | barcode |
| Added Date | 2021-11-24T18:50:10.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 9.1 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | True |
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- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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