CVE-2019-6508 in creditease-sec insight
Summary
by MITRE
An issue was discovered in creditease-sec insight through 2018-09-11. role_perm_delete in srcpm/app/admin/views.py allows CSRF.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 07/02/2023
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2019-6508 represents a cross-site request forgery weakness within the creditease-sec insight application framework. This issue specifically affects versions of the software up to and including the 2018-09-11 release, indicating a prolonged period during which the application remained susceptible to this particular attack vector. The vulnerability resides in the role_perm_delete functionality located within the srcpm/app/admin/views.py file, which serves as a critical administrative interface component for managing user roles and permissions within the system.
The technical flaw manifests as the absence of proper CSRF protection mechanisms within the role_perm_delete endpoint. This endpoint is designed to handle administrative actions related to deleting role permissions, but it fails to implement necessary validation checks such as anti-CSRF tokens or origin verification. When an authenticated administrator interacts with the application, they may unknowingly be tricked into executing malicious requests that target this specific function. The vulnerability operates under the CWE-352 classification as a Cross-Site Request Forgery, where an attacker can exploit the trust relationship between a web application and its user to perform unauthorized actions without the user's knowledge or consent.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data manipulation, as it directly compromises the integrity of the application's access control mechanisms. An attacker who successfully exploits this CSRF vulnerability could potentially delete critical role permissions, thereby altering user access levels and potentially elevating their own privileges within the system. This represents a significant threat to the application's security posture, as it allows for unauthorized modification of administrative settings that govern user permissions and access rights. The vulnerability affects the application's ability to maintain proper segregation of duties and authorization controls, which are fundamental to information security frameworks and compliance requirements.
Mitigation strategies for this vulnerability should prioritize the immediate implementation of anti-CSRF token validation within the role_perm_delete endpoint. The solution requires generating unique, unpredictable tokens for each user session and validating these tokens upon form submission or API request execution. This approach aligns with the ATT&CK framework's mitigation recommendations for preventing privilege escalation through web application vulnerabilities. Organizations should also implement proper origin checking mechanisms and ensure that all administrative endpoints require explicit user confirmation for destructive actions. Additionally, regular security assessments and code reviews should be conducted to identify similar patterns in other application components that may be susceptible to the same class of vulnerability, as CSRF protection should be consistently applied across all administrative interfaces to maintain comprehensive security coverage.