# CVE-2021-3706: Sensitive Cookie Without 'HttpOnly' Flag in pi-hole/adminlte

> Attackers can steal sensitive session cookies via XSS because the HttpOnly flag is missing, allowing session hijacking.

- **Severity:** High 7.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6x52-4rr6-8fw7

## What is CVE-2021-3706?

CVE-2021-3706 is a high-severity vulnerability in pi-hole/adminlte, published on 15 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

adminlte is vulnerable to Sensitive Cookie Without 'HttpOnly' Flag

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource), CWE-1004 (Sensitive Cookie Without 'HttpOnly' Flag)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-3706?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pi-Hole Web Interface.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-3706?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-3706 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-3706 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3706 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in pi-hole/adminlte

- [CVE-2026-33765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33765/): Pi-hole Web Interface has a Command Injection Vulnerability (high 8.9)
- [CVE-2023-23614](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23614/): Improper session handling of "Remember me for 7 days" functionality (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-59151](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-59151/): Pi-hole Admin Interface vulnerable to HTTP response header injection via CRLF injection (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2021-41175](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41175/): Stored XSS in Client Groups Management (Authenticated) (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2021-3811](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3811/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in pi-hole/adminlte (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-3706 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-3706 is a high-severity vulnerability in pi-hole/adminlte, published on 15 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3706 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: pi-hole/adminlte. 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-2021-3706/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3706/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3706
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3706
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-3706

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3706/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.