Yugabyte DB prior 2.18.7.0/2.20.3.0 HTTP PUT Request privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Yugabyte DB. Affected is an unknown function of the component HTTP PUT Request Handler. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-6908. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Yugabyte DB. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP PUT Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper privilege management in Yugabyte Platform allows authenticated admin users to escalate privileges to SuperAdmin via a crafted PUT HTTP request, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive system functions and data.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-6908 since 07/18/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 2.18.7.0 or 2.20.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 03b193de40b79329439bb9968a7d27a1cc57d662 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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: DB 2.18.7.0/2.20.3.0
Patch: 03b193de40b79329439bb9968a7d27a1cc57d662

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 03b193de40b79329439bb9968a7d27a1cc57d662
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-6908 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-6908
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-271952

Entryinfo

Created: 07/19/2024 19:15
Updated: 07/22/2024 16:25
Changes: 07/19/2024 19:15 (69), 07/22/2024 16:25 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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