Improper Authentication Affecting github.com/authelia/authelia/internal/handlers package, versions >=4.0.0-alpha1 <4.29.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.44% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMAUTHELIAAUTHELIAINTERNALHANDLERS-1298044
  • published30 May 2021
  • disclosed30 May 2021
  • creditSiemens Energy

Introduced: 30 May 2021

CVE-2021-32637  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/authelia/authelia/internal/handlers to version 4.29.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication via a crafted HTTP request that can bypass the authentication mechanism. NOTE: this is known to affect nginx ngx_http_auth_request_module users.

CVSS Scores

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