Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-36471
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.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Products affected by CVE-2021-36471
- cpe:2.3:a:adminlte.io:adminlte:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-36471
0.54%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 66 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-36471
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
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5.9
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134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 2025-03-25 |
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9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-36471
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The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.Assigned by:
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-36471
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https://github.com/ColorlibHQ/AdminLTE/issues/4948
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https://gist.github.com/cybersaki/31ffe679a5552c1047164e3a5b01c2fd
This gist text file is reserved for CVE-2021-36471 which is yet to be published. Following are the description and references for the assigned CVE so that Mitre team can assess. ยท GitHubThird Party Advisory
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