CVE-2023-32064 in orocommerce
Summary
by MITRE • 11/28/2023
OroCommerce package with customer portal and non authenticated visitor website base features. Back-office users can access information about Customer and Customer User menus, bypassing ACL security restrictions due to insufficient security checks. This issue has been patched in version 5.0.11 and 5.1.1.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 12/17/2023
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-32064 affects OroCommerce platforms that include customer portal functionality and non-authenticated visitor website base features. This security flaw represents a critical access control bypass issue that undermines the fundamental security architecture of the platform. The vulnerability specifically targets the back-office user interface components that manage customer and customer user menu access controls, creating a significant pathway for unauthorized information disclosure and privilege escalation.
The technical root cause of this vulnerability stems from insufficient security checks within the access control list implementation. When back-office users interact with customer-related menu items, the system fails to properly validate whether these users possess the necessary authorization levels to access specific customer data or administrative functions. This weakness creates a direct pathway for authenticated users to bypass intended security restrictions and gain access to customer information that should be restricted based on role-based access controls. The flaw operates at the application logic level where proper authorization validation mechanisms are either missing or inadequately implemented, allowing users to traverse menu structures that should be protected by appropriate access controls.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple information disclosure to encompass potential privilege escalation and unauthorized data access. Back-office users who should only have limited access to customer information could potentially view, modify, or manipulate customer data that falls outside their designated permissions. This scenario creates significant risks for customer privacy and data protection, particularly in environments where sensitive personal information is stored. The vulnerability affects the core administrative functionality of the platform and could enable attackers to gather intelligence about customer relationships, access restricted customer portals, or potentially manipulate customer data through the bypassed access controls.
This vulnerability aligns with CWE-285, which addresses improper authorization issues in software systems, and represents a classic example of insufficient access control validation. The security implications extend to potential exploitation through the ATT&CK framework's privilege escalation techniques, where an attacker could leverage this flaw to gain elevated access rights within the system. The issue particularly affects organizations using OroCommerce versions prior to 5.0.11 and 5.1.1, where the patch addresses the specific authorization bypass conditions that allowed unauthorized access to customer-related administrative functions.
Organizations should immediately implement the available patches for versions 5.0.11 and 5.1.1 to remediate this vulnerability. System administrators should conduct thorough access control reviews to ensure that current user permissions align with established security policies and that no unauthorized access paths remain available. Additional monitoring should be implemented to detect any suspicious access patterns that might indicate exploitation attempts. The patch addresses the underlying authorization validation mechanisms and restores proper access control enforcement for customer-related administrative functions, ensuring that back-office users can only access information within their designated permission levels.