CVE-2021-4119: BookStack is vulnerable to Improper Access Control.

medium Affects ssddanbrown/bookstack. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2021-12-16; advisory modified 2023-11-08.

BookStack is vulnerable to Improper Access Control.

Package: ssddanbrown/bookstack Composer
Affected versions: <21.11.3
Fixed in: 21.11.3
Severity: medium CVSS 5.3
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 27% (98.0th percentile)
Published: 2021-12-16
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-284

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