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

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 86.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-12-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-306

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.

Affected products

• Apache Software Foundation Apache APISIX Dashboard: before 2.10.1 — fixed in 2.10.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache APISIX Dashboard 2.10.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/27/1
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/979qbl6vlm8269fopfyygnxofgqyn6k5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/27/1
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/979qbl6vlm8269fopfyygnxofgqyn6k5

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