Shopify tophat up to 1.9.x ~/.tophatrc TOPHAT_APP_TOKEN access control

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Shopify tophat up to 1.9.x. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file ~/.tophatrc. This manipulation of the argument TOPHAT_APP_TOKEN causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-45036. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Shopify tophat up to 1.9.x and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file ~/.tophatrc. The manipulation of the argument TOPHAT_APP_TOKEN with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Tophat is a mobile applications testing harness. An Improper Access Control vulnerability can expose the `TOPHAT_APP_TOKEN` token stored in `~/.tophatrc` through use of a malicious Tophat URL controlled by the attacker. The vulnerability allows Tophat to send this token to the attacker's server without any checks to ensure that the server is trusted. This token can then be used to access internal build artifacts, for mobile applications, not intended to be public. The issue has been patched as of version 1.10.0. The ability to request artifacts using a Tophat API has been deprecated as this flow was inherently insecure. Systems that have implemented this kind of endpoint should cease use and invalidate the token immediately. There are no workarounds and all users should update as soon as possible.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-45036 since 08/21/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.10.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch 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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• Shopify

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• tophat

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9

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• Product: https://github.com/Shopify/tophat/

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