CVE-2021-43778

CRITICAL EXPLOITED IN THE WILD NUCLEI

GLPI Barcode Plugin 2.0-2.6.0 - Path Traversal via front/send.php

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2021-43778 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV, InTheWild.io). EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including AK-blank. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in GLPI's barcode plugin to read arbitrary files, such as /etc/passwd. It sends a crafted HTTP GET request to the vulnerable endpoint and checks for the presence of 'root' in the response to confirm exploitation.

Description

Barcode is a GLPI plugin for printing barcodes and QR codes. GLPI instances version 2.x prior to version 2.6.1 with the barcode plugin installed are vulnerable to a path traversal vulnerability. This issue was patched in version 2.6.1. As a workaround, delete the `front/send.php` file.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 3 stars
by AK-blank · infoleak
https://github.com/AK-blank/CVE-2021-43778

This PoC exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in GLPI's barcode plugin to read arbitrary files, such as /etc/passwd. It sends a crafted HTTP GET request to the vulnerable endpoint and checks for the presence of 'root' in the response to confirm exploitation.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: GLPI with Barcode plugin (versions affected by CVE-2021-43778)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must have GLPI with vulnerable Barcode plugin installed · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

GLPI plugin Barcode < 2.6.1 - Path Traversal Vulnerability.
HIGHby cckuailong

Scores

CVSS v3 9.1
EPSS 0.5266
EPSS Percentile 98.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2022-05-31
InTheWild.io 2022-05-31
CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
glpi-project/barcode 2.0 - 2.6.1
Published Nov 24, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026