CVE-2021-36471

Description

Directory Traversal vulnerability in AdminLTE 3.1.0 allows remote attackers to gain escalated privilege and view sensitive information via /admin/index2.html, /admin/index3.html URIs. Note: AdminLTE developers dispute that this a weakness with AdminLTE and is instead a misconfiguration error on various websites by the website developers.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.54%
Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gist.github.com/cybersaki/31ffe679a5552c1047164e3a5b01c2fd third party advisory
https://github.com/ColorlibHQ/AdminLTE/issues/4948

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-36471?
CVE-2021-36471 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-36471?
To fix CVE-2021-36471, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-36471 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-36471 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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