# CVE-2021-45896: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Authenticated users can escalate privileges to admin on Nokia FastMile devices by manipulating login parameters and importing configuration files.

- **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:** 27 Dec 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mhrg-w4rh-8c7f

## What is CVE-2021-45896?

CVE-2021-45896 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Dec 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Nokia FastMile 3TG00118ABAD52 devices allow privilege escalation by an authenticated user via is_ctc_admin=1 to login_web_app.cgi and use of Import Config File.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-45896?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nokia Fastmile Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-45896?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-45896 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-45896 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45896 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-36222](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36222/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2022-36221](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36221/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-45896 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-45896 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Dec 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-2021-45896 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-2021-45896/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45896/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-45896
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45896
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-45896

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45896/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.