# CVE-2021-21544: Auth bypass in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)

> A remote authenticated attacker with high privileges can manipulate username fields to impersonate any user, requiring a firmware upgrade.

- **Severity:** Low 2.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Apr 2021
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2p3j-cmc3-j53x

## What is CVE-2021-21544?

CVE-2021-21544 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), published on 30 Apr 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell EMC iDRAC9 versions prior to 4.40.00.00 contain an improper authentication vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to manipulate the username field under the comment section and set the value to any user.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-602 (Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21544?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Idrac9 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-21544?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-21544 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-21544 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21544 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)

- [CVE-2021-21538](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21538/): Auth bypass in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2019-3706](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3706/): Web Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2019-3707](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3707/): WS-MAN Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2020-5366](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5366/): Path traversal in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2018-1249](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1249/): Security feature bypass in iDRAC9 (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-21544 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-21544 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), published on 30 Apr 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21544 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21544/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21544/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-21544
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21544
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-21544

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.