Warpgate up to 0.8.0 SSH Key improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Warpgate up to 0.8.0 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component SSH Key Handler. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-43660. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Warpgate up to 0.8.0. Affected is an unknown code of the component SSH Key Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Warpgate is a smart SSH, HTTPS and MySQL bastion host for Linux that doesn't need special client apps. The SSH key verification for a user can be bypassed by sending an SSH key offer without a signature. This allows bypassing authentication under following conditions: 1. The attacker knows the username and a valid target name 2. The attacked knows the user's public key and 3. Only SSH public key authentication is required for the user account. This issue has been addressed in version 0.8.1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

The weakness was disclosed 09/28/2023 as GHSA-3cjp-w4cp-m9c8. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-43660 since 09/20/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 0.8.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch a4df7f7a21395cfaee7a9789d1e3846290caeb63 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Warpgate 0.8.1
Patch: a4df7f7a21395cfaee7a9789d1e3846290caeb63

Timelineinfo

09/20/2023 🔍
09/28/2023 +8 days 🔍
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10/21/2023 +23 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-3cjp-w4cp-m9c8
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-43660 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-43660
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-240762

Entryinfo

Created: 09/28/2023 07:26
Updated: 10/21/2023 11:47
Changes: 09/28/2023 07:26 (52), 10/21/2023 11:47 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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