Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Orangescrum 1.8.0 reportedly lets a logged-in user access another project user’s account by abusing weak session/user authorization handling. This could expose project data and allow unauthorized changes under another identity. The issue is high severity, but the provided sources do not show confirmed active exploitation or a named vendor fix.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority application risk if Orangescrum 1.8.0 is deployed. Prioritize verification, access restriction, and vendor update review because compromise requires only an authenticated account, not administrative privileges.
Technical view
CVE-2021-47721 affects Orangescrum 1.8.0 and is categorized as CWE-639, authorization bypass through user-controlled key. An authenticated attacker may impersonate other project-assigned accounts through session/user identifier manipulation. CVSS is 8.8, with network access, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Organizations running Orangescrum 1.8.0 are the known exposed group. Risk is higher where untrusted users, contractors, or broad internal audiences have application accounts and project access.
Exploitation context
A public ExploitDB reference exists, indicating exploit information is publicly available. The source bundle does not identify CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence comes from CVE/VulnCheck data and a public ExploitDB reference. The provided sources identify Orangescrum 1.8.0 only. No official patch version, workaround, or active exploitation confirmation is included in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Check Orangescrum vendor guidance for a fixed release or official workaround.
- Inventory Orangescrum deployments and identify any running version 1.8.0.
- Restrict Orangescrum access to trusted networks or VPN where feasible.
- Limit project membership and remove unnecessary user accounts.
- Review logs for unusual account switching or access to other users’ project data.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the installed Orangescrum version across production and test systems.
- Review whether users can access only their authorized project accounts.
- Check session management and authorization controls against vendor guidance.
- Look for unexpected activity performed under legitimate user accounts.
- Monitor public vendor and advisory sources for patch information.
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-50551CVE reference · exploit
- Official Product HomepageCVE reference · product
- VulnCheck Advisory: Orangescrum 1.8.0 Authenticated Privilege Escalation via User Session ManipulationCVE reference · third-party-advisory
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CWE details
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Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.