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Vulnerability · CVE-2021-43778

glpi-project barcode Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Published May 31, 2022 · catalog updated May 31, 2022 · glpi-project barcode Improper Limitation

Patch now

CVE-2021-43778 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm glpi-project barcode Improper Limitation against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (glpi-project barcode Improper Limitation).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
52.66%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor glpi-project barcode

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 file. VulnCheck canary evidence.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor glpi-project barcodeversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2021-43778

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2021-43778 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm glpi-project barcode Improper Limitation against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 52.66%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 31, 2022 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    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 file. VulnCheck canary evidence.

  2. May 31, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-43778

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-43778

    30-day exploitation probability 52.7%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2021-43778

    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 file.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.