CVE-2021-3325
Monitorix 3.13.0 allows remote attackers to bypass Basic Authentication in a default installation...
Monitorix 3.13.0 allows remote attackers to bypass Basic Authentication in a default installation (i.e., an installation without a hosts_deny option). This issue occurred because a new access-control feature was introduced without considering that some exiting installations became unsafe, upon an update to 3.13.0, unless the new feature was immediately configured.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
Monitorix 3.13.0 allows remote attackers to bypass Basic Authentication in a default installation (i.e., an installation without a hosts_deny option). This issue occurred because a new access-control feature was introduced without considering that some exiting installations became unsafe, upon an update to 3.13.0, unless the new feature was immediately configured.
- Record
CVE-2021-3325- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Monitorix 3.13.0 allows remote attackers to bypass Basic Authentication in a default installation (i.e., an installation without a hosts_deny option). This issue occurred because a new access-control feature was introduced without considering that some exiting installations became unsafe, upon an update to 3.13.0, unless the new feature was immediately configured.
- Record
CVE-2021-3325- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-26656 No score
Monitorix 3.13.0 allows remote attackers to bypass Basic Authentication in a default installation (i.e., an installation without a hosts_deny option). This issue occurred because a new access-control feature was introduced without considering that some exiting installations became unsafe, upon an update to 3.13.0, unless the new feature was immediately configured.
- Record
EUVD-2021-26656- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3r2m-6v2h-6jqr
9.8
Monitorix 3.13.0 allows remote attackers to bypass Basic Authentication in a default installation...
Monitorix 3.13.0 allows remote attackers to bypass Basic Authentication in a default installation (i.e., an installation without a hosts_deny option). This issue occurred because a new access-control feature was introduced without considering that some exiting installations became unsafe, upon an update to 3.13.0, unless the new feature was immediately configured.
- Record
GHSA-3r2m-6v2h-6jqr- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
Monitorix 3.13.0 allows remote attackers to bypass Basic Authentication in a default installation (i.e., an installation without a hosts_deny option). This issue occurred because a new access-control feature was introduced without considering that some exiting installations became unsafe, upon an update to 3.13.0, unless the new feature was immediately configured.
- Record
CVE-2021-3325- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-3325
9.8
Monitorix 3.13.0 allows remote attackers to bypass Basic Authentication in a default installation (i.e., an installation without a hosts_deny option). This issue occurred because a new access-control feature was introduced without considering that some exiting installations became unsafe, upon an update to 3.13.0, unless the new feature was immediately configured.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3325- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-3325 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Fibranet Monitorix, published January 27, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.26%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/mikaku/Monitorix/issues/309
github.com/mikaku/Monitorix/commit/d6816e20da1a98bcdc6372d9c36a093df5238f4a
github.com/mikaku/Monitorix/compare/v3.13.0...v3.13.1
monitorix.org/news.html?n=20210127
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IGG6WK44CYY6GEFRTCUEDANVNSX5NDH7
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/67DDUU56LP76AJ2K7WJ733QPL2FHKKNG
Show 6 moreShow less
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3325
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/67DDUU56LP76AJ2K7WJ733QPL2FHKKNG
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IGG6WK44CYY6GEFRTCUEDANVNSX5NDH7
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3r2m-6v2h-6jqr
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3325
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3325