In Apache APISIX Dashboard before 2.10.1, the Manager API uses two frameworks and introduces framework droplet on the basis of framework gin, all APIs and authentication middleware are developed based on framework droplet, but some API directly use the interface of framework gin thus bypassing the authentication.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45232
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/979qbl6vlm8269fopfyygnxofgqyn6k5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/27/1