CVE-2021-43478
A vulnerability exists in Hoosk 1.8.0 in /install/index.php, due to a failure to check if config...
A vulnerability exists in Hoosk 1.8.0 in /install/index.php, due to a failure to check if config.php already exists in the root directory, which could let a malicious user reinstall the website.
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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A vulnerability exists in Hoosk 1.8.0 in /install/index.php, due to a failure to check if config.php already exists in the root directory, which could let a malicious user reinstall the website.
- Record
CVE-2021-43478- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A vulnerability exists in Hoosk 1.8.0 in /install/index.php, due to a failure to check if config.php already exists in the root directory, which could let a malicious user reinstall the website.
- Record
CVE-2021-43478- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-30409 No score
A vulnerability exists in Hoosk 1.8.0 in /install/index.php, due to a failure to check if config.php already exists in the root directory, which could let a malicious user reinstall the website.
- Record
EUVD-2021-30409- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mrfr-c29m-rhp7
A vulnerability exists in Hoosk 1.8.0 in /install/index.php, due to a failure to check if config...
A vulnerability exists in Hoosk 1.8.0 in /install/index.php, due to a failure to check if config.php already exists in the root directory, which could let a malicious user reinstall the website.
- Record
GHSA-mrfr-c29m-rhp7- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - 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-2021-43478 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Hoosk, published March 31, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.80%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.