Auth bypass in Spnego HTTP Authentication Module Project

CVE-2021-21335

In the SPNEGO HTTP Authentication Module for nginx (spnego-http-auth-nginx-module) before version 1.1.1 basic Authentication can be bypassed using a malformed username. This affects users of spnego-http-auth-nginx-module that have enabled basic authentication. This is fixed in version 1.1.1 of spnego-http-auth-nginx-module. As a workaround, one may disable basic authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.017 (74.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21335?
CVE-2021-21335 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Spnego HTTP Authentication Module Project, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-03-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-21335?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.