CVE-2021-45232 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Apache APISIX Dashboard versions prior to 2.10.1. The flaw arises because certain APIs directly utilize the underlying 'gin' framework, bypassing the intended 'droplet' framework's authentication mechanisms. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to achieve full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) over the affected system with low attack complexity. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public Nuclei templates exist for exploitation, indicating readily available exploit code, yet there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:apisix_dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.