# CVE-2021-45232: security vulnerability on unauthorized access.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 11 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2021-12-27 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache APISIX Dashboard: 2.8, 2.9, 2.10

## Description

In Apache APISIX Dashboard before 2.10.1, the Manager API uses two frameworks and introduces framework `droplet` on the basis of framework `gin`, all APIs and authentication middleware are developed based on framework `droplet`, but some API directly use the interface of framework `gin` thus bypassing the authentication.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache APISIX Dashboard, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/979qbl6vlm8269fopfyygnxofgqyn6k5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/27/1
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-45232.yaml
- https://github.com/GYLQ/CVE-2021-45232-RCE
- https://github.com/LTiDi2000/CVE-2021-45232
- https://github.com/Osyanina/westone-CVE-2021-45232-scanner
- https://github.com/YutuSec/Apisix_Crack
- https://github.com/badboycxcc/CVE-2021-45232-POC
- https://github.com/dskho/CVE-2021-45232
- https://github.com/fany0r/CVE-2021-45232-RCE
- https://github.com/jxpsx/CVE-2021-45232-RCE
- https://github.com/wuppp/cve-2021-45232-exp
- https://github.com/xiju2003/-cve-2021-45232
- https://github.com/yggcwhat/CVE-2021-45232

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