CVE-2021-43397
LiquidFiles before 3.6.3 allows remote attackers to elevate their privileges from Admin (or User...
LiquidFiles before 3.6.3 allows remote attackers to elevate their privileges from Admin (or User Admin) to Sysadmin.
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
LiquidFiles before 3.6.3 allows remote attackers to elevate their privileges from Admin (or User Admin) to Sysadmin.
- Record
CVE-2021-43397- 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-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
LiquidFiles before 3.6.3 allows remote attackers to elevate their privileges from Admin (or User Admin) to Sysadmin.
- Record
CVE-2021-43397- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-30332 No score
LiquidFiles before 3.6.3 allows remote attackers to elevate their privileges from Admin (or User Admin) to Sysadmin.
- Record
EUVD-2021-30332- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-94g8-mj3r-8gr4
LiquidFiles before 3.6.3 allows remote attackers to elevate their privileges from Admin (or User...
LiquidFiles before 3.6.3 allows remote attackers to elevate their privileges from Admin (or User Admin) to Sysadmin.
- Record
GHSA-94g8-mj3r-8gr4- 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-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-43397 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Liquidfiles, published November 11, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.82%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
forum.liquidfiles.com/forums/news.6
man.liquidfiles.com/release_notes/version_3-6-x.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/164997/LiquidFiles-3.5.13-Privilege-Escalation.html
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Nov/40
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43397
github.com/advisories/GHSA-94g8-mj3r-8gr4