Vulnerabilities

Security incident · CVE-2021-47721

Orangescrum 1.8.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users to take over other project-assigned accounts by manipulating session cookies.

Published Dec 23, 2025 · catalog updated Mar 5, 2026 · Orangescrum Orangescrum

Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2021-47721. EPSS is 0.46%. Act only if a listed version of Orangescrum Orangescrum is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.46%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Orangescrum Orangescrum 1.8.0

Orangescrum 1.8.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users to take over other project-assigned accounts by manipulating session cookies. Attackers can extract the victim's unique ID from the page source and replace their own session cookie to gain unauthorized access to another user's account.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Orangescrum Orangescrum 1.8.01.8.0

How to fix CVE-2021-47721

What to do

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

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2021-47721. EPSS is 0.46%. Act only if a listed version of Orangescrum Orangescrum is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Orangescrum Orangescrum 1.8.0 1.8.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.46%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 23, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Orangescrum 1.8.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users to take over other project-assigned accounts by manipulating session cookies. Attackers can extract the victim's unique ID from the page source and replace their own session cookie to gain unauthorized access to another user's account.

  2. Mar 5, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    Orangescrum 1.8.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users to take over other project-assigned accounts by manipulating session cookies. Attackers can extract the victim's unique ID from the page source and replace their own session cookie to gain unauthorized access to another user's account.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-47721

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-47721

    30-day exploitation probability 0.46%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-204841

    Orangescrum 1.8.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users to take over other project-assigned accounts by manipulating session cookies. Attackers can extract the victim's unique ID from the page source and replace their own session cookie to

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 2, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 30, 2026
  • EUVDOct 30, 2026