CVE-2021-43830: SQL injection in OpenProject

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-12-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

OpenProject is a web-based project management software. OpenProject versions >= 12.0.0 are vulnerable to a SQL injection in the budgets module. For authenticated users with the "Edit budgets" permission, the request to reassign work packages to another budget unsufficiently sanitizes user input in the `reassign_to_id` parameter. The vulnerability has been fixed in version 12.0.4. Versions prior to 12.0.0 are not affected. If you're upgrading from an older version, ensure you are upgrading to at least version 12.0.4. If you are unable to upgrade in a timely fashion, the following patch can be applied: https://github.com/opf/openproject/pull/9983.patch

Affected products

opf openproject: from 12.0.0 before 12.0.4 — fixed in 12.0.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: opf openproject 12.0.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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