# CVE-2021-36921: Auth bypass in n/a

> Attackers can gain administrative access to AIWAF devices by modifying authentication response packets, requiring an upgrade to version B115.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Aug 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fj8v-w5xg-jhc7

## What is CVE-2021-36921?

CVE-2021-36921 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

AIMANAGER before B115 on MONITORAPP Application Insight Web Application Firewall (AIWAF) devices with Manager 2.1.0 has Improper Authentication. An attacker can gain administrative access by modifying the response to an authentication check request.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36921?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Monitorapp Application Insight Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-36921?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-36921 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-36921 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36921 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-36982](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36982/): AIMANAGER before B115 on MONITORAPP Application Insight Web Application Firewall (AIWAF) devices with Manager 2.1.0 allows OS Command Inject (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-36921 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-36921 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36921 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2021-36921/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36921/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-36921
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36921
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36921

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36921/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.