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For users unable to upgrade the only known workaround is to apply a patch to the ProfileController manually.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.01172,"percentile":0.67679,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-269"],"published":"2021-12-15T20:00:16Z","modified":"2026-10-20T10:54:08Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Packagist","package":"sulu/sulu","fixed_in":["2.2.18","2.3.8","2.4.0"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Packagist","package":"sulu/sulu","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2.0.0"},{"last_affected":"2.2.17"},{"fixed":"2.2.18"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Packagist","package":"sulu/sulu","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2.3.0"},{"last_affected":"2.3.7"},{"fixed":"2.3.8"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Packagist","package":"sulu/sulu","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2.4.0-RC1"},{"last_affected":"2.4.0-RC1"},{"fixed":"2.4.0"}]}],"versions":["2.4.0-RC1"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Packagist","package":"sulu/sulu","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2.0.0"},{"fixed":"2.2.18"}]}],"versions":["2.0.0","2.0.1","2.0.10","2.0.11","2.0.12","2.0.2","2.0.3","2.0.4","2.0.5","2.0.6","2.0.7","2.0.8","2.0.9","2.1.0","2.1.0-RC1","2.1.0-RC2","2.1.1","2.1.10","2.1.11","2.1.12","2.1.13","2.1.14","2.1.2","2.1.3","2.1.4","2.1.5","2.1.6","2.1.7","2.1.8","2.1.9","2.2.0","2.2.0-RC1","2.2.1","2.2.10","2.2.11","2.2.12","2.2.13","2.2.14","2.2.15","2.2.16","2.2.17","2.2.2","2.2.3","2.2.4","2.2.5","2.2.6","2.2.7","2.2.8","2.2.9"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Packagist","package":"sulu/sulu","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2.3.0"},{"fixed":"2.3.8"}]}],"versions":["2.3.0","2.3.1","2.3.2","2.3.3","2.3.4","2.3.5","2.3.6","2.3.7"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Packagist","package":"sulu/sulu","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2.4.0-RC1"},{"fixed":"2.4.0"}]}],"versions":["2.4.0-RC1"]}],"products":[{"vendor":"sulu","product":"sulu"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/sulu/sulu/security/advisories/GHSA-84px-q68r-2fc9","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/sulu/sulu/commit/30bf8b5a4f83b6f2171a696011757d095edaa28a","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43835","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-84px-q68r-2fc9"},{"url":"https://github.com/sulu/sulu","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2021-43835","title":"Privilege escalation in the Sulu Admin panel","description":"Sulu is an open-source PHP content management system based on the Symfony framework. In affected versions Sulu users who have access to any subset of the admin UI are able to elevate their privilege. Over the API it was possible for them to give themselves permissions to areas which they did not already had. This issue was introduced in 2.0.0-RC1 with the new ProfileController putAction. The versions have been patched in 2.2.18, 2.3.8 and 2.4.0. For users unable to upgrade the only known workaround is to apply a patch to the ProfileController manually.","status":"published","published":"2021-12-15T20:00:16Z","modified":"2024-08-04T04:10:15.699Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-269"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:32:56.689433Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2021-2479","description":"Sulu is an open-source PHP content management system based on the Symfony framework. In affected versions Sulu users who have access to any subset of the admin UI are able to elevate their privilege. Over the API it was possible for them to give themselves permissions to areas which they did not already had. This issue was introduced in 2.0.0-RC1 with the new ProfileController putAction. The versions have been patched in 2.2.18, 2.3.8 and 2.4.0. For users unable to upgrade the only known workaround is to apply a patch to the ProfileController manually.","status":"published","published":"2021-12-15T20:00:16Z","modified":"2024-08-04T04:10:15Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:24:13.193734Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-84px-q68r-2fc9","title":"Privilege escalation in the Sulu Admin panel","description":"### Impact\n\nImpacted are only users which already have access to the admin UI. Over the API it was possible for them to give themselves permissions to areas which they did not already had. This issue was introduced in 2.0.0-RC1 with the new ProfileController putAction.\n\n### Patches\n\nThe versions have been patched in 2.2.18, 2.3.8 and 2.4.0.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nPatching the ProfileController of affected sulu versions yourself by overwriting it.\n\n### References\n\n_Are there any links users can visit to find out more?_\n\nCurrently not.\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [sulu/sulu repo](https://github.com/sulu/sulu/issues)\n* Email us at [security@sulu.io](mailto:security@sulu.io)\n","status":"published","published":"2021-12-15T22:55:16Z","modified":"2023-02-01T05:07:05Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-269"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:39.76883Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2021-43835","description":"Sulu is an open-source PHP content management system based on the Symfony framework. In affected versions Sulu users who have access to any subset of the admin UI are able to elevate their privilege. Over the API it was possible for them to give themselves permissions to areas which they did not already had. This issue was introduced in 2.0.0-RC1 with the new ProfileController putAction. The versions have been patched in 2.2.18, 2.3.8 and 2.4.0. For users unable to upgrade the only known workaround is to apply a patch to the ProfileController manually.","status":"published","published":"2021-12-15T20:15:08.677Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:11:32.297Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"2.0","score":6.5,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-269"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:02.566991Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2021-43835","description":"Sulu is an open-source PHP content management system based on the Symfony framework. In affected versions Sulu users who have access to any subset of the admin UI are able to elevate their privilege. Over the API it was possible for them to give themselves permissions to areas which they did not already had. This issue was introduced in 2.0.0-RC1 with the new ProfileController putAction. The versions have been patched in 2.2.18, 2.3.8 and 2.4.0. For users unable to upgrade the only known workaround is to apply a patch to the ProfileController manually.","status":"published","published":"2021-12-15T20:15:08.677Z","modified":"2026-10-20T10:54:08.973094171Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:21.877444Z"},{"id":"GHSA-84px-q68r-2fc9","title":"Privilege escalation in the Sulu Admin panel","description":"### Impact\n\nImpacted are only users which already have access to the admin UI. Over the API it was possible for them to give themselves permissions to areas which they did not already had. This issue was introduced in 2.0.0-RC1 with the new ProfileController putAction.\n\n### Patches\n\nThe versions have been patched in 2.2.18, 2.3.8 and 2.4.0.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nPatching the ProfileController of affected sulu versions yourself by overwriting it.\n\n### References\n\n_Are there any links users can visit to find out more?_\n\nCurrently not.\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [sulu/sulu repo](https://github.com/sulu/sulu/issues)\n* Email us at [security@sulu.io](mailto:security@sulu.io)\n","status":"published","published":"2021-12-15T22:55:16Z","modified":"2026-07-08T06:29:35.701291888Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-269"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:41.732368Z"}]}}