# CVE-2021-32637: Authelia vulnerable to an authentication bypassed with malformed request URI on nginx

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-32637-authelia-vulnerable-to-an-authentication-bypassed-with-malformed  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-12-20  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-32637 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-12-20

Authelia vulnerable to an authentication bypassed with malformed request URI on nginx

Technologies: [github.com/authelia/authelia/v4 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-authelia-authelia-v4). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-32637 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-32637 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-32637?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 20 December 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/authelia/authelia/v4 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=4.0.0-alpha1,fixed=4.29.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-32637?** Yes. github.com/authelia/authelia/v4 (Go): upgrade to 4.29.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-32637?** Check whether you run github.com/authelia/authelia/v4 (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/authelia/authelia/v4 (Go): upgrade to 4.29.3 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/authelia/authelia/v4@v4.29.3
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/authelia/authelia/v4 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=4.0.0-alpha1,fixed=4.29.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-32637
- GHSA-68wm-pfjf-wqp6

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