CVE-2021-29441
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
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.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-290 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-4358 | Critical | 9.8 | 97% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2022-24112 | Critical | 9.8 | 96% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2022-23131 | Critical | 9.1 | 96% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2019-1234 | High | 7.5 | 74% | - | - |
| CVE-2021-31195 | Medium | 6.5 | 74% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-7388 | Critical | 10.0 | 69% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2021-29441?
Upgrade nacos to 1.4.1 or later.
Is CVE-2021-29441 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2021-29441 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 68.9% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2021-29441?
CVE-2021-29441 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2021-29441 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for nacos (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.