CVE-2021-32718

low
Published — · Modified —
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
VIR risk
2.5

Description

RabbitMQ is a multi-protocol messaging broker. In rabbitmq-server prior to version 3.8.17, a new user being added via management UI could lead to the user's bane being rendered in a confirmation message without proper `<script>` tag sanitization, potentially allowing for JavaScript code execution in the context of the page. In order for this to occur, the user must be signed in and have elevated permissions (other user management). The vulnerability is patched in RabbitMQ 3.8.17. As a workaround, disable `rabbitmq_management` plugin and use CLI tools for management operations and Prometheus and Grafana for metrics and monitoring.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-32718

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-32718.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202107-17

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
arch archfixed3.8.19-1
suse slesaffected
debian debianbookwormfixed3.9.4-1
debian debianbullseyeaffected
debian debianforkyfixed3.9.4-1
debian debiansidfixed3.9.4-1
debian debiantrixiefixed3.9.4-1

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.