# CVE-2021-21501: Path traversal in ServiceCenter

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-21501-path-traversal-in-servicecenter  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-09-01  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-21501 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-09-01

Path traversal in ServiceCenter

Technologies: [github.com/apache/servicecomb-service-center (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-apache-servicecomb-service-center). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-21501 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-21501 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-21501?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 1 September 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/apache/servicecomb-service-center (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.0.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-21501?** Yes. github.com/apache/servicecomb-service-center (Go): upgrade to 2.0.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-21501?** Check whether you run github.com/apache/servicecomb-service-center (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/apache/servicecomb-service-center (Go): upgrade to 2.0.0 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/apache/servicecomb-service-center@v2.0.0
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/apache/servicecomb-service-center (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.0.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-21501
- GHSA-x6jv-5vfg-gm7x

## Related threats

- [Apache ServiceComb Service-Center Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-44312-apache-servicecomb-service-center-exposure-of-sensitive)
- [Apache ServiceComb Service-Center Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-44313-apache-servicecomb-service-center-server-side-request-forgery)
