CVE-2021-22853
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe HR Portal of Soar Cloud System fails to manage access control. While obtaining user ID, remote attackers can access sensitive data via a specific data packet, such as user’s login information, further causing the login function not to work.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe HR Portal in Soar Cloud System contains an access control vulnerability where remote attackers can obtain user IDs and use them to access sensitive data through specific data packets. This allows exposure of user login information and causes the login function to fail.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 7.3.2020.1013CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify HR Portal installationLocate the Soar Cloud System HR Portal component in your environment - check application inventory, deployed services, or server listings for 'HR Portal' or 'Hr Portal'Affected if The HR Portal component is present in the environment
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Verify HR Portal versionCheck the installed version of the HR Portal against version 7.3.2020.1013 - consult your software inventory, application metadata, or version reporting toolsAffected if The installed version equals exactly 7.3.2020.1013
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Confirm network exposureDetermine if the HR Portal is accessible from external networks or untrusted zones - review firewall rules, network ACLs, and exposure settingsAffected if The HR Portal is externally accessible without proper network segmentation
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Check for user ID enumeration indicatorsReview application logs, access logs, or security event logs for patterns indicating user ID probing, unusual enumeration attempts, or failed authentication sequences targeting user informationAffected if Logs show evidence of user ID enumeration attempts or unexpected user data access patterns
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Inspect authentication behaviorTest the login function with valid and invalid credentials to observe whether the system reveals whether user IDs exist - look for differences in error messages or response times that could enumerate usersAffected if Login responses differ based on whether a user ID exists in the system, allowing enumeration
Your environment is affected if the HR Portal component from Soar Cloud System version 7.3.2020.1013 is installed and exposed to network access, allowing potential user ID enumeration and sensitive data exposure.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper authentication and authorization checks for all data access requests in the HR Portal. Validate user permissions before returning any sensitive information and ensure user ID enumeration is not possible.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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