9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2021-36471
AdminLTE Remote File Disclosure
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 7, 2023, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 23, 2025, 10:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-36471 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adminlte.io adminlte
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-36471.

URL Resource
https://gist.github.com/cybersaki/31ffe679a5552c1047164e3a5b01c2fd Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ColorlibHQ/AdminLTE/issues/4948
https://gist.github.com/cybersaki/31ffe679a5552c1047164e3a5b01c2fd Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-36471 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 23, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Tag disputed
    Changed Description 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. 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.
    Added Reference https://github.com/ColorlibHQ/AdminLTE/issues/4948
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Mar. 25, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-22
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://gist.github.com/cybersaki/31ffe679a5552c1047164e3a5b01c2fd
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 15, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://gist.github.com/cybersaki/31ffe679a5552c1047164e3a5b01c2fd No Types Assigned https://gist.github.com/cybersaki/31ffe679a5552c1047164e3a5b01c2fd Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adminlte.io:adminlte:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.54 }} -0.02%

score

0.66424

percentile

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