VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-30478
CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.57%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-04-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Description
An issue was discovered in Zulip Server before 3.4. A bug in the implementation of the can_forge_sender permission (previously is_api_super_user) resulted in users with this permission being able to send messages appearing as if sent by a system bot, including to other organizations hosted by the same Zulip installation.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-269
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory