# CVE-2021-37234: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can view sensitive information via crafted PUT requests due to incorrect access control in the Web API.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w4rj-xpvg-fx9q

## What is CVE-2021-37234?

CVE-2021-37234 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in Modern Honey Network commit 0abf0db9cd893c6d5c727d036e1f817c02de4c7b allows remote attackers to view sensitive information via crafted PUT request to Web API.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality), CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37234?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Modern Honey Network Project Modern Honey Network.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-37234?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-37234 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-37234 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-37234 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-29069](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-29069/): Null dereference in n/a (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-37234 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-37234 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-37234 exists.

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-2021-37234/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37234/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37234
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37234
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-37234

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37234/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.