CVE-2021-41527 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An error related to the 2-factor authorization (2FA) on the RISC Platform prior to the saas-2021-12-29 release can potentially be exploited to bypass the 2FA. The vulnerability requires that the 2FA setup hasn’t been completed.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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References

Link	Providers
https://community.flexera.com/s/feed/0D5PL00000Nwgg30AB
https://medium.com/@amroot/cve-2021-41527-flexera-multi-factor-authentication-mfa-bypass-cb9effc3af98

History

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-94

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://medium.com/@amroot/cve-2021-41527-flexera-multi-factor-authentication-mfa-bypass-cb9effc3af98

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 20:00:00 +0000

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Description		An error related to the 2-factor authorization (2FA) on the RISC Platform prior to the saas-2021-12-29 release can potentially be exploited to bypass the 2FA. The vulnerability requires that the 2FA setup hasn’t been completed.
Title		2FA bypass on the RISC Platform
References		https://community.flexera.com/s/feed/0D5PL00000Nwgg30AB
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 2.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: flexera

Published: 2025-02-07T19:44:43.401Z

Updated: 2025-03-13T13:36:22.969Z

Reserved: 2021-09-20T20:53:08.236Z

Link: CVE-2021-41527

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-02-12T16:04:21.759Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-02-07T20:15:32.140

Modified: 2025-03-13T14:15:19.540

Link: CVE-2021-41527

Redhat

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