CVE-2021-43834

Published: Dec 16, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

eLabFTW is an electronic lab notebook manager for research teams. In versions prior to 4.2.0 there is a vulnerability which allows an attacker to authenticate as an existing user, if that user was created using a single sign-on authentication option such as LDAP or SAML. It impacts instances where LDAP or SAML is used for authentication instead of the (default) local password mechanism. Users should upgrade to at least version 4.2.0.

Affected (1)

Products: Elabftw: Elabftw

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Elabftw Elabftw	Before 4.2.0

Related CWEs

Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References (4)

https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/releases/tag/4.2.0

Source: security-advisories@github.com

Release NotesThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/security/advisories/GHSA-98rp-gx76-33ph

Source: security-advisories@github.com

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/releases/tag/4.2.0

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Release NotesThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/security/advisories/GHSA-98rp-gx76-33ph

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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