CVE-2021-28490 json
Cross-Site Request Forgery in OWASP CSRFGuard
published 2021-08-19 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-jx66-5ww9-m6q4 , EUVD-2022-4458
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In OWASP CSRFGuard through 3.1.0, CSRF can occur because the CSRF cookie may be retrieved by using only a session token.
Patch / fix
- maven org.owasp:csrfguard 4.0.0
Exploit prediction
0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.owasp:csrfguard | <4.0.0 |
4.0.0 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
References
-
owasp.org
/www-project-csrfguard/
product
-
github.com
/reidmefirst/vuln-disclosure/blob/main/2021-01.txt
web, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28490
advisory
-
github.com
/OWASP/www-project-csrfguard
package
-
owasp.org
/www-project-csrfguard
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-28490
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-jx66-5ww9-m6q4
- NVD CVE-2021-28490
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