CVE-2021-43778 (GCVE-0-2021-43778)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-24 18:50 – Updated: 2025-09-08 15:26
VLAI Previdian
Title
Path traversal in GLPI barcode plugin
Summary
Barcode is a GLPI plugin for printing barcodes and QR codes. GLPI instances version 2.x prior to version 2.6.1 with the barcode plugin installed are vulnerable to a path traversal vulnerability. This issue was patched in version 2.6.1. As a workaround, delete the `front/send.php` file.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
pluginsGLPI barcode Affected: >= 2.0.0, < 2.6.1
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Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: aeb7189a-7883-49f8-b83e-5f3dae0ad1cf

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2021-43778

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2021-11-24 19:50 CET

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2021-11-24
Asserted: 2021-11-24
Scope
Notes: Path traversal in GLPI barcode plugin | Affected: pluginsGLPI / barcode | CVSS: 9.1 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.52658 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title Path traversal in GLPI barcode plugin
Cve Id CVE-2021-43778
Vendor pluginsGLPI
Ghsa Id None
Product barcode
Added Date 2021-11-24T18:50:10.000Z
Cvss Score 9.1
Epss Score 0.52658
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.98936
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2021-43778
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:11 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:11 CEST
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