CVE-2021-25940
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In ArangoDB, versions v3.7.6 through v3.8.3 are vulnerable to Insufficient Session Expiration. When a user’s password is changed by the administrator, the session isn’t invalidated, allowing a malicious user to still be logged in and perform arbitrary actions within the system.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6–8.8
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- BIT-arangodb-2021-25940ArangoDB - Insufficient Session Expiration after Password Change2025-03-10vendor · osvUS
In ArangoDB, versions v3.7.6 through v3.8.3 are vulnerable to Insufficient Session Expiration. When a user’s password is changed by the administrator, the session isn’t invalidated, allowing a malicious user to still be logged in and perform arbitrary actions within the system.
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references (7)
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- https://github.com/arangodb/arangodb/commit/e9c6ee9dcca7b9b4fbcd02a0b323d205bee838d3cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25940cnnvd
- https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25940cnnvd
- https://github.com/arangodb/arangodb/commit/e9c6ee9dcca7b9b4fbcd02a0b323d205bee838d3enisa_euvd
- https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25940enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/arangodb/arangodb/commit/e9c6ee9dcca7b9b4fbcd02a0b323d205bee838d3PatchThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25940Third Party Advisorynvd
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