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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-38299

Webauthn Framework 3.3.x before 3.3.4 has Incorrect Access Control. An attacker that controls a user's system is able to login to a vulnerable service using an attached FIDO2 authenticator without passing a check of the user presence.

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CVE-2021-38299
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31 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-38299

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 Sept 2021, 06:15 UTC

Webauthn Framework 3.3.x before 3.3.4 has Incorrect Access Control. An attacker that controls a user's system is able to login to a vulnerable service using an attached FIDO2 authenticator without passing a check of the user presence.

osv:CVE-2021-38299
Complete source record
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  "id": "5022a04c2cebb7c50fd6c403dda6489108341bc18af0ced52aae6e2a933f905a",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38299",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-38299",
    "summary": "Webauthn Framework 3.3.x before 3.3.4 has Incorrect Access Control. An attacker that controls a user's system is able to login to a vulnerable service using an attached FIDO2 authenticator without passing a check of the user presence.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-38299",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
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        "GHSA-6whf-q6p5-84wg"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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              "type": "GIT",
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                {
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                      {
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                      {
                        "fixed": "3.2.9"
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                  },
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                        "fixed": "3.3.4"
                      }
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            }
          ],
          "versions": [
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            "v3.3.2",
            "v3.3.1",
            "v3.3.0",
            "v3.2.8",
            "v3.2.7",
            "v3.2.6",
            "v3.2.5",
            "v3.2.4",
            "v3.2.3",
            "v3.2.2",
            "v3.2.1",
            "v3.2.0",
            "v3.0.2",
            "v3.0.1",
            "v3.0.0",
            "v2.1.7",
            "v2.1.6",
            "v2.1.5",
            "v2.1.4",
            "v2.1.3",
            "v2.1.2",
            "v2.1.1",
            "v2.1.0",
            "v2.0.3",
            "v2.0.2",
            "v2.0.1",
            "v2.0.0",
            "v2.0.0-alpha1",
            "v1.1.0",
            "v1.1.0-alpha1",
            "v1.0.1",
            "v1.0.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:52.313156110Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/web-auth/webauthn-framework/releases",
        "https://www.fzi.de/en/news/news/detail-en/artikel/fsa-2021-1-fehlende-ueberpruefung-von-user-presence-in-webauthn-framework/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
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    "related_cves": [
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        "evidence": "/id"
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 386316,
  "published_at": "2021-09-27T06:15:07.91+00:00"
}