CVE-2021-38618 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In GFOS Workforce Management 4.8.272.1, the login page of application is prone to authentication bypass, allowing anyone (who knows a user's credentials except the password) to get access to an account. This occurs because of JSESSIONID mismanagement.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00255.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gfos	Workforce Management

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gfos:workforce_management:4.8.272.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://cds.thalesgroup.com/en/tcs-cert/CVE-2021-38618
https://excellium-services.com/cert-xlm-advisory/cve-2021-38618/

History

Fri, 30 May 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://cds.thalesgroup.com/en/tcs-cert/CVE-2021-38618

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-10-04T17:23:49.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-30T16:01:43.556Z

Reserved: 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-38618

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-10-04T18:15:09.387

Modified: 2025-05-30T16:15:28.733

Link: CVE-2021-38618

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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