Missing HTTPOnly flag on sensitive cookie in TopEase

published 2021-11-30 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-29100

cvss: 8.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.3%; EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 70%
public exploits: 0; none known

Missing HTTPOnly flag in Web Applications operating on Business-DNA Solutions GmbH’s TopEase® Platform Version <= 7.1.27 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to escalate privileges from unauthenticated to authenticated user via stealing and injecting the session- independent and static cookie UID.

Exploit prediction

1.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD	3.1	9.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD	2.0	6.4	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected products

Business-DNA Solutions GmbH TopEase

Classification

Weakness

CWE-1004 Sensitive Cookie Without 'HttpOnly' Flag
CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

confluence.topease.ch /confluence/display/DOC/Release+Notes
release-notes, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-42115
NVD CVE-2021-42115

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Summary