CVE-2023-2902 in Rapid Development Platform
Summary
by MITRE • 05/26/2023
A vulnerability was found in NFine Rapid Development Platform 20230511. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /SystemManage/Organize/GetTreeGridJson?_search=false&nd=1681813520783&rows=10000&page=1&sidx=&sord=asc. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-229976. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 06/21/2023
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-2902 affects the NFine Rapid Development Platform version 20230511, specifically targeting the /SystemManage/Organize/GetTreeGridJson endpoint. This issue represents a critical access control flaw that allows unauthorized users to bypass security restrictions and gain access to sensitive organizational data. The vulnerability manifests through improper access controls within the platform's organizational management functionality, where the system fails to properly validate user permissions before returning structured data about organizational hierarchies and relationships. The affected endpoint accepts various parameters including search flags, timestamp values, row counts, and sorting options, which when manipulated can expose underlying data structures without proper authorization checks.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability stems from inadequate input validation and authentication mechanisms within the platform's API endpoints. The GetTreeGridJson functionality appears to retrieve organizational data in a tree grid format without sufficient authorization verification, allowing attackers to craft requests that bypass normal access controls. This weakness creates a path for remote exploitation where malicious actors can construct specific HTTP requests to the vulnerable endpoint, potentially accessing organizational charts, user relationships, department structures, and other sensitive metadata that should be restricted to authorized personnel only. The vulnerability's classification as remotely exploitable indicates that no local access or prior authentication is required to attempt exploitation, making it particularly dangerous for production environments.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data exposure, potentially enabling more sophisticated attacks such as privilege escalation, lateral movement within organizational networks, or social engineering campaigns that leverage the exposed organizational structures. Attackers could use the leaked organizational information to map out company hierarchies, identify key personnel, and plan targeted attacks against specific roles or departments. The disclosure of this vulnerability through public channels and its inclusion in vulnerability databases like VDB-229976 suggests that threat actors have already begun exploiting this weakness, creating an immediate risk to organizations using the affected platform. The lack of vendor response to early disclosure attempts compounds the risk, leaving affected organizations without official patches or mitigation guidance during the critical window of vulnerability exploitation.
Security professionals should implement immediate mitigations including network segmentation, rate limiting, and comprehensive monitoring of the affected endpoint. Access controls should be strengthened through proper authentication checks, input validation, and the implementation of principle of least privilege models. Organizations should also consider disabling or restricting access to the vulnerable API endpoint until proper patches are applied. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-285, which addresses improper access control issues, and maps to ATT&CK technique T1078 for valid accounts and T1566 for credential harvesting, indicating potential for both unauthorized access and data exfiltration activities. Regular security audits and penetration testing should be conducted to identify similar access control weaknesses in other platform components.