CVE-2021-43116
mediumpriority · attend · 48OT risk · highEPSS 0.075 · 94 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An Access Control vulnerability exists in Nacos 2.0.3 in the access prompt page; enter username and password, click on login to capture packets and then change the returned package, which lets a malicious user login.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–8.8
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-51205Nacos 2.0.3 - Access Control vulnerabilityPoC · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-2g86-r6w2-wqqrUse of Hard-coded Credentials in Nacos2022-07-06ghsa · osvUS
An Access Control vulnerability exists in Nacos 2.0.3 in the access prompt page; enter username and password, click on login to capture packets and then change the returned package, which lets a malicious user login.
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references (11)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-43116/cnnvd
- https://github.com/alibaba/nacos/issues/7127cnnvd
- https://github.com/alibaba/nacos/issues/7182cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171638/Nacos-2.0.3-Access-Control.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51205cnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171638/Nacos-2.0.3-Access-Control.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/alibaba/nacos/issues/7127enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/alibaba/nacos/issues/7182enisa_euvd
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