# CVE-2021-42192: Konga v0.14.9 is affected by an incorrect access control vulnerability where a specially crafted request can lead to privilege escalation.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2022-05-04 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Konga v0.14.9 is affected by an incorrect access control vulnerability where a specially crafted request can lead to privilege escalation.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-YU9zWiDVUps3Mb6zos3996yvZ48vW_vfOvaJLLHc4I/edit?usp=sharing
- https://github.com/pantsel/konga/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50521
- https://github.com/whokilleddb/Konga-Privilege-Escalation-Exploit
- https://github.com/pantsel/konga/commit/d61535277aced18b5be0313ab2d124f60f649978
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-42192.yaml

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