privacyIDEA up to 2.23.1 /validate/check user=/pass input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in privacyIDEA up to 2.23.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /validate/check. Executing a manipulation of the argument user=<space>/pass as part of HTTP Request can lead to input validation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-1000809. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in privacyIDEA up to 2.23.1. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file /validate/check. The manipulation of the argument user=/pass as part of a HTTP Request leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

privacyIDEA version 2.23.1 and earlier contains a Improper Input Validation vulnerability in token validation api that can result in Denial-of-Service. This attack appear to be exploitable via http request with user=<space>&pass= to /validate/check url. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.23.2.

The bug was discovered 09/07/2018. The weakness was presented 10/08/2018 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-1000809 since 10/08/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 31 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: a3edc09beffa2104f357fe24971ea3211ce40751
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1000809 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1000809
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125038

Entryinfo

Created: 10/09/2018 08:23
Updated: 05/23/2023 09:06
Changes: 10/09/2018 08:23 (57), 03/31/2020 15:25 (2), 05/23/2023 09:06 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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