CVE-2021-43778
GLPI instances version 2.x prior to version 2.6.1 with the barcode plugin installed are vulnerable to a path traversal vulnerability.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 52.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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 `front/send.php` file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 52.66% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- glpi-project/barcode
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
EPSS 52.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/hansmach1ne/MyExploits/tree/main/Path%20Traversal%20in%20GLPI%20Barcode%20pluginExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pluginsGLPI/barcode/commit/428c3d9adfb446e8492b1c2b7affb3d34072ff46Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pluginsGLPI/barcode/releases/tag/2.6.1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pluginsGLPI/barcode/security/advisories/GHSA-2pjh-h828-wcw9Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/hansmach1ne/CVE-portfolio/tree/main/CVE-2021-43778
- https://github.com/hansmach1ne/MyExploits/tree/main/Path%20Traversal%20in%20GLPI%20Barcode%20pluginExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pluginsGLPI/barcode/commit/428c3d9adfb446e8492b1c2b7affb3d34072ff46Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pluginsGLPI/barcode/releases/tag/2.6.1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pluginsGLPI/barcode/security/advisories/GHSA-2pjh-h828-wcw9Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.