# CVE-2021-37270: Missing authorization in n/a

> Attackers can bypass authentication to access the CMS admin panel and gain administrator privileges without logging in.

- **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:** 27 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6g8q-gjhc-wgm2

## What is CVE-2021-37270?

CVE-2021-37270 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

There is an unauthorized access vulnerability in the CMS Enterprise Website Construction System 5.0. Attackers can use this vulnerability to directly access the specified background path without logging in to the background to obtain the background administrator authority.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37270?

It affects 1 product.


Products: S-Cms Cms Enterprise Website Construction System.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-37270?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-37270 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-37270 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37270 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-37270 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-37270 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 2021. 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-2021-37270 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-2021-37270/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37270/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37270
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37270
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-37270

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37270/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.