CVE-2021-36471

9.8

CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

AdminLTE Remote File Disclosure

Description

Directory Traversal vulnerability in AdminLTE 3.1.0 allows remote attackers to gain escalated privilege and view sensitive information via /admin/index2.html, /admin/index3.html URIs. Note: AdminLTE developers dispute that this a weakness with AdminLTE and is instead a misconfiguration error on various websites by the website developers.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 7, 2023, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 23, 2025, 10:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-36471 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID	Vendor	Product	Action
1	Adminlte.io	adminlte

: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1

CVSS Scores

The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.

Score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
	CVSS 3.1	CRITICAL				[email protected]
	CVSS 3.1	CRITICAL				134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-36471 has a 16 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-36471.

URL	Resource
https://gist.github.com/cybersaki/31ffe679a5552c1047164e3a5b01c2fd	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ColorlibHQ/AdminLTE/issues/4948
https://gist.github.com/cybersaki/31ffe679a5552c1047164e3a5b01c2fd	Third Party Advisory

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-36471 is associated with the following CWEs:

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-36471 weaknesses.

CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-76: Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-126: Path Traversal Path Traversal

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

seger5726/momo

None

PHP HTML JavaScript Hack CSS Astro MDX SCSS TypeScript

Updated: 10 hours, 36 minutes ago

0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : Jan. 7, 2026, 1:45 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Zaidan036/laundryy-app

None

PHP JavaScript HTML Hack

Updated: 1 day, 11 hours ago

0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : Jan. 6, 2026, 1:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

awal08297-creator/sim-hotel

tugas UAS

PHP JavaScript Hack HTML CSS Python Astro MDX SCSS TypeScript

Updated: 1 day, 11 hours ago

0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : Jan. 6, 2026, 1 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Zaidan036/laundryy

None

PHP JavaScript HTML Hack

Updated: 1 day, 11 hours ago

0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : Jan. 6, 2026, 12:51 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

rifqianan08-pixel/SISTEM-SEKOLAH-SMKN-3-PAJAJARAN

JavaScript HTML Astro MDX CSS SCSS TypeScript

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : Oct. 29, 2025, 11:57 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-36471 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-36471 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Apr. 23, 2025

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Tag		disputed
Changed	Description	Directory Traversal vulnerability in AdminLTE 3.1.0 allows remote attackers to gain escalated privilege and view sensitive information via /admin/index2.html, /admin/index3.html URIs.	Directory Traversal vulnerability in AdminLTE 3.1.0 allows remote attackers to gain escalated privilege and view sensitive information via /admin/index2.html, /admin/index3.html URIs. Note: AdminLTE developers dispute that this a weakness with AdminLTE and is instead a misconfiguration error on various websites by the website developers.
Added	Reference		https://github.com/ColorlibHQ/AdminLTE/issues/4948

CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Mar. 25, 2025

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V3.1		AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE		CWE-22

CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Nov. 21, 2024

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Reference		https://gist.github.com/cybersaki/31ffe679a5552c1047164e3a5b01c2fd

CVE Modified by [email protected]

May. 14, 2024

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value

Initial Analysis by [email protected]

Feb. 15, 2023

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V3.1		NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Changed	Reference Type	https://gist.github.com/cybersaki/31ffe679a5552c1047164e3a5b01c2fd No Types Assigned	https://gist.github.com/cybersaki/31ffe679a5552c1047164e3a5b01c2fd Third Party Advisory
Added	CWE		NIST CWE-22
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:adminlte.io:adminlte:3.1.0:::::::

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.

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CVE-2021-36471

AdminLTE Remote File Disclosure

Description

INFO

Feb. 7, 2023, 11:15 p.m.

April 23, 2025, 10:15 p.m.

Yes !

Affected Products

CVSS Scores

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

CVE Modified by [email protected]

CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Initial Analysis by [email protected]

Vulnerability Scoring Details

Base CVSS Score: 9.8

Exploit Prediction

1.40 }} 0.60%

0.79966

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