{"id":"CVE-2021-25973","aliases":["BIT-publify-2021-25973","GHSA-x24j-87x9-jvv5"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25973","summary":"Publify `guest` role users can self-register even when the admin does not allow it","details":"In Publify, 9.0.0.pre1 to 9.2.4 are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. “guest” role users can self-register even when the admin does not allow. This happens due to front-end restriction only.","published":"2021-11-02T07:15:07.053Z","modified":"2026-07-09T00:13:09.083453Z","cvss":{"score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"epss":{"score":0.008,"percentile":0.53439,"asOf":"2026-08-23"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"publify_core","fixedVersion":"9.2.5"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/publify/publify/commit/3447e0241e921b65f6eb1090453d8ea73e98387e","label":"publify/publify@3447e02"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25973"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/publify/publify/commit/3447e0241e921b65f6eb1090453d8ea73e98387e"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-09T00:13:09.083453Z"}}