cve-2021-29441
HIGH CVSS 8.6 opencve
Description
Nacos is a platform designed for dynamic service discovery and configuration and service management. In Nacos before version 1.4.1, when configured to use authentication (-Dnacos.core.auth.enabled=true) Nacos uses the AuthFilter servlet filter to enforce authentication. This filter has a backdoor that enables Nacos servers to bypass this filter and therefore skip authentication checks. This mechanism relies on the user-agent HTTP header so it can be easily spoofed. This issue may allow any user to carry out any administrative tasks on the Nacos server.
Timeline
- Published
- 2021-04-27 21:15 UTC
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
CVSS Details
CVSS details not available.
Affected Products
No product information available.
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS metrics
| Version | Base | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.6 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
mitre | ||
| 3.1 | 8.6 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
nvd | ||
| 3.1 | 8.6 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
opencve |
References
No references available.
Linked Vulnerabilities
No linked vulnerabilities found.
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