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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-21471

In CLA-Assistant, versions before 2.8.5, due to improper access control an authenticated user could access API endpoints which are not intended to be used by the user. This could impact the integrity of the application.

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CVE-2021-21471
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31 Oct 2026, 11:32 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-21471

core-osv · Original source

Published 12 Jan 2021, 15:15 UTC

In CLA-Assistant, versions before 2.8.5, due to improper access control an authenticated user could access API endpoints which are not intended to be used by the user. This could impact the integrity of the application.

osv:CVE-2021-21471
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-21471",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-21471",
    "summary": "In CLA-Assistant, versions before 2.8.5, due to improper access control an authenticated user could access API endpoints which are not intended to be used by the user. This could impact the integrity of the application.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-21471",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2021-21471",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2021-21471",
        "GHSA-4h6f-c68c-pxhr"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
        }
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      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
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          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:29.169958162Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/cla-assistant/cla-assistant/security/advisories/GHSA-4h6f-c68c-pxhr"
      ],
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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": 385446,
  "published_at": "2021-01-12T15:15:16.343+00:00"
}