How severe is CVE-2021-27672?

CVE-2021-27672 has a CVSS score of 4.9/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2021-27672?

CVE-2021-27672 affects the following packages: tribalsystems/zenario (Packagist). Ecosystems affected: Packagist.

How do I fix CVE-2021-27672?

Update tribalsystems/zenario to 8.8.53370 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2021-27672 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2021-27672 in my Packagist dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for tribalsystems/zenario, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2021-27672 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Until you can upgrade, make sure every query built from user input uses parameterised statements or a prepared-statement API rather than string concatenation, and reduce the database account's privileges so an injected query cannot read or alter data beyond what the feature needs.

Is CVE-2021-27672 actively exploited in the wild?

Yes. There are 1 known exploit references for CVE-2021-27672, including 1 in-the-wild exploitation observed on GitHub and other sources. Treat this as actively exploitable and prioritize patching immediately. All exploit code should only be run in an isolated sandbox environment for research or authorized testing — never against production systems without explicit written authorization.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-27672?

CVE-2021-27672 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 1.3%, placing it in the 70th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2021-27672?

CVE-2021-27672 is classified as SQL Injection (CWE-89). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was CVE-2021-27672 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2021-27672 was published on June 8, 2021 and was last updated on November 8, 2023. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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MEDIUM severity

CVE-2021-27672 — zenario

MEDIUMFix: TribalSystems/Zenario@2c82a4d

CVE-2021-27672 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.9) SQL Injection vulnerability in tribalsystems/zenario. 1 public exploit reference exists, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for tribalsystems/zenario — see the affected versions and patch details below.

SQL Injection in tribalsystems/zenario

Published

Jun 8, 2021

Updated

Nov 8, 2023

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

1 known

Exploitation data as of Oct 8, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

1.3%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs70th percentile — riskier than 70% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2021-27672 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 385,738 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

🐘tribalsystems/zenario

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

SQL Injection in the "admin_boxes.ajax.php" component of Tribal Systems Zenario CMS v8.8.52729 allows remote attackers to obtain sesnitive database information by injecting SQL commands into the "cID" parameter when creating a new HTML component.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐘Packagist	`tribalsystems/zenario`	all versions	8.8.53370`composer require tribalsystems/zenario:^8.8.53370`

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations

Application

zenariotribalsystems

1 version

8.8.52729

Exploits & PoCs

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

SQL Injection in the "admin_boxes.ajax.php" component of Tribal Systems …

deadsh0t.medium.comNVDApr 2021

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for tribalsystems/zenario, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update tribalsystems/zenario to 8.8.53370 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2021-27672 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Until you can upgrade, make sure every query built from user input uses parameterised statements or a prepared-statement API rather than string concatenation, and reduce the database account's privileges so an injected query cannot read or alter data beyond what the feature needs.

Frequently Asked Questions

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CVSS Score

4.9/10CVSS v3 base

Vector breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE Classification

CWE-89SQL Injection

Weaponization

No known public exploit tooling found.

Timeline

First exploit

Apr 21, 2021

Disclosed

Jun 8, 2021

Last updated

Nov 8, 2023

Identifiers

CVE-2021-27672

References

Advisorynvd.nist.gov Webgithub.com Webdeadsh0t.medium.com Webgithub.com

Related vulnerabilities

This CVE is medium severity; 6 of 8 other CVEs affecting tribalsystems/zenario are rated as high or higher (top: critical).

CVE-2024-45964CVE-2024-45960CVE-2024-34460CVE-2024-34461CVE-2023-44769CVE-2023-44771CVE-2023-44770CVE-2022-44136

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedNov 8, 2023

CVE-2021-27672 — zenario

EPSS Exploitation Probability

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

Description

Affected Packages

Affected Products

Detection & mitigation playbook

Detect

Fix

Workarounds

Frequently Asked Questions

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