CVE-2021-29437Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Account compromise via unlabeled verification codes

Published Apr 13, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Incorrect authorization in ScratchOAuth2 before 9220c2a allows remote attackers to read and modify a victim's OAuth-accessible data. The gen_code flow renders a bare verification code, and the login endpoint accepts it after a third-party site requests it for the victim's username. Exploitation requires the victim to visit the attacker's site and post the supplied code on a Scratch profile, after which the attacker gains the same read and write access as that user.

CVSS severity8.0
High
EPSS probability0.81%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in ScratchOAuth2 before 9220c2a allows remote attackers to read and modify a victim's OAuth-accessible data. The gen_code flow renders a bare verification code, and the login endpoint accepts it after a third-party site requests it for the victim's username. Exploitation requires the victim to visit the attacker's site and post the supplied code on a Scratch profile, after which the attacker gains the same read and write access as that user.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-29437
Published
Apr 13, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
ScratchVerifier
Product
ScratchOAuth2
Classifications
CWE-863, T1566
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 13, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 9220c2a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

ScratchVerifier · ScratchOAuth2version=< 9220c2a

Published CVSS scores

4.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
8.0GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
6.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1566Phishing

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