CVE-2024-36108

CRITICAL

Improper Authorization (CWE-285)

2024-05-31 security-advisories@github.com

Authentication Bypass Privilege Escalation

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: github

Severity by source

Vendor (github) PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (github) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: github

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 31, 2024 - 15:15 cve.org

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

casgate is an Open Source Identity and Access Management system. In affected versions casgate allows remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information via GET request to an API endpoint. This issue has been addressed in PR #201 which is pending merge. An attacker could use id parameter of GET requests with value anonymous/ anonymous to bypass authorization on certain API endpoints. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could lead to account takeover, privilege escalation or provide attacker with credential to other services. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

AnalysisAI

casgate is an Open Source Identity and Access Management system. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-285. casgate is an Open Source Identity and Access Management system. In affected versions casgate allows remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information via GET request to an API endpoint. This issue has been addressed in PR #201 which is pending merge. An attacker could use id parameter of GET requests with value anonymous/ anonymous to bypass authorization on certain API endpoints. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could lead to account takeover, privilege escalation or provide attacker with credential to other services. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Affected ProductsAI

API endpoints. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.