# CVE-2021-29215: Auth bypass in HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric

> Remote attackers can bypass access restrictions in the TEZ component of HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric, requiring an upgrade to secure the system.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jan 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-99mf-r6xr-jf28

## What is CVE-2021-29215?

CVE-2021-29215 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric, published on 18 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A potential security vulnerability in HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric that may allow a remote access restriction bypass in the TEZ MapR ecosystem component was discovered in version(s): Prior to Tez-0.8: mapr-tez-0.8.201907081100-1.noarch; prior to Tez-0.9: mapr-tez-0.9.201907090334-1.noarch; prior to Tez-0.9.2: mapr-tez-0.9.2.0.201907081043-1.noarch. HPE has provided software updates to resolve the vulnerability in the TEZ MapR ecosystem component in HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-29215?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hpe Tez.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-29215?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-29215 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-29215 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-29215 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-29215 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-29215 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric, published on 18 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-29215 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric. 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-2021-29215/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29215/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-29215
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29215
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-29215

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29215/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.