Apache Isis Prototype Mode insecure default initialization of resource

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apache Isis. This affects an unknown part of the component Prototype Mode. The manipulation results in insecure default initialization of resource. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-42467. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apache Isis (affected version not known). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Prototype Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insecure default initialization of resource vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-1188. The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the administrator, but the default is not secure. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

When running in prototype mode, the h2 webconsole module (accessible from the Prototype menu) is automatically made available with the ability to directly query the database. It was felt that it is safer to require the developer to explicitly enable this capability. As of 2.0.0-M8, this can now be done using the 'isis.prototyping.h2-console.web-allow-remote-access' configuration property; the web console will be unavailable without setting this configuration. As an additional safeguard, the new 'isis.prototyping.h2-console.generate-random-web-admin-password' configuration parameter (enabled by default) requires that the administrator use a randomly generated password to use the console. The password is printed to the log, as "webAdminPass: xxx" (where "xxx") is the password. To revert to the original behaviour, the administrator would therefore need to set these configuration parameter: isis.prototyping.h2-console.web-allow-remote-access=true isis.prototyping.h2-console.generate-random-web-admin-password=false Note also that the h2 webconsole is never available in production mode, so these safeguards are only to ensure that the webconsole is secured by default also in prototype mode.

The weakness was disclosed 10/19/2022. The advisory is shared for download at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-42467 since 10/07/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 08/01/2024).

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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• Apache

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• Isis

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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