CVE-2021-22538

MEDIUM

Google Exposure Notifications Verification Server < 0.23.1 - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability impacting the Google Exposure Notification Verification Server (versions prior to 0.23.1), allows an attacker who (1) has UserWrite permissions and (2) is using a carefully crafted request or malicious proxy, to create another user with higher privileges than their own. This occurs due to insufficient checks on the allowed set of permissions. The new user creation event would be captured in the Event Log.

Scores

CVSS v3 6.3
EPSS 0.0072
EPSS Percentile 49.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Details

CWE
CWE-20 CWE-276
Status published
Products (2)
google/exposure-notifications-verification-server 0 - 0.23.1Go
google/exposure_notifications_verification_server < 0.23.1
Published Mar 31, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026