CVE-2021-45232 Scanner.
Apache APISIX Dashboard <2.10.1 - API Unauthorized Access
Free and read-only. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
What This Check Does.
Read-only
It only asks your site for public pages, the way a browser would. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored.
Up to 1 request
A small, fixed number of requests, so the check is quick and will not load your site.
Looks for CVE-2021-45232
It looks for the specific sign of this one vulnerability and ends with a clear answer: vulnerable, not vulnerable, or could not be determined.
About CVE-2021-45232. What It Means.
In Apache APISIX Dashboard before 2.10.1, the Manager API uses two frameworks and introduces framework `droplet` on the basis of framework `gin.' While all APIs and authentication middleware are developed based on framework `droplet`, some API directly use the interface of framework `gin` thus bypassing their authentication.
FAQ
Common Questions.
Apache APISIX Dashboard <2.10.1 - API Unauthorized Access. In Apache APISIX Dashboard before 2.10.1, the Manager API uses two frameworks and introduces framework `droplet` on the basis of framework `gin.' While all APIs and authentication middleware are developed based on framework `droplet`, some API directly use the interface of framework `gin` thus bypassing their authentication.
Atlas sends up to 1 read-only request to your site and looks for the specific sign of CVE-2021-45232 in Apache APISIX Dashboard. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored on your site.
CVE-2021-45232 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of writing, but it is still worth fixing. Its CVSS score is 9.8.
Yes. The check only reads public pages, the same way a browser or a search engine would. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
It means no sign of CVE-2021-45232 was found by this read-only check. It does not prove the site is free of other weaknesses.
Update Apache APISIX Dashboard to the latest version from the vendor, or follow the vendor's advice to switch off the affected feature. The vendor links and details are in the CVE-2021-45232 briefing linked on this page.
Scan only sites you own or have written permission to test. A result of Not Vulnerable means this read-only check found no sign of CVE-2021-45232; it is not a guarantee that the site is secure.