CVE-2021-3850: Authentication Bypass in ADOdb/ADOdb

critical Affects adodb/adodb-php. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-01-27; advisory modified 2023-11-08.

Authentication Bypass in ADOdb/ADOdb

Package: adodb/adodb-php Composer
Affected versions: <5.20.21 or >=5.21.0 and <5.21.4
Fixed in: 5.20.21, 5.21.4
Severity: critical CVSS 9.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (82.2th percentile)
Published: 2022-01-27
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-287 CWE-305

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