CVE-2021-42192
Konga v0.14.9 is affected by an incorrect access control vulnerability where a specially crafted...
Konga v0.14.9 is affected by an incorrect access control vulnerability where a specially crafted request can lead to privilege escalation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Konga v0.14.9 is affected by an incorrect access control vulnerability where a specially crafted request can lead to privilege escalation.
- Record
CVE-2021-42192- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Konga v0.14.9 is affected by an incorrect access control vulnerability where a specially crafted request can lead to privilege escalation.
- Record
CVE-2021-42192- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-29174 No score
Konga v0.14.9 is affected by an incorrect access control vulnerability where a specially crafted request can lead to privilege escalation.
- Record
EUVD-2021-29174- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g934-4c2x-9pcq
Konga v0.14.9 is affected by an incorrect access control vulnerability where a specially crafted...
Konga v0.14.9 is affected by an incorrect access control vulnerability where a specially crafted request can lead to privilege escalation.
- Record
GHSA-g934-4c2x-9pcq- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Konga v0.14.9 is affected by an incorrect access control vulnerability where a specially crafted request can lead to privilege escalation.
- Record
CVE-2021-42192- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | KONGA 0.14.9 - Privilege Escalation |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-42192 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Konga Project Konga, published May 4, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.80%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.google.com/document/d/1-YU9zWiDVUps3Mb6zos3996yvZ48vW_vfOvaJLLHc4I/edit?usp=sharing
github.com/pantsel/konga
exploit-db.com/exploits/50521
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42192