CVE-2018-1258 - Incorrect Authorization

Severity

65%

Complexity

80%

Confidentiality

106%

Spring Framework version 5.0.5 when used in combination with any versions of Spring Security contains an authorization bypass when using method security. An unauthorized malicious user can gain unauthorized access to methods that should be restricted.

Spring Framework version 5.0.5 when used in combination with any versions of Spring Security contains an authorization bypass when using method security. An unauthorized malicious user can gain unauthorized access to methods that should be restricted.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Demo Examples

Incorrect Authorization

CWE-863

The following code could be for a medical records application. It displays a record to already authenticated users, confirming the user's authorization using a value stored in a cookie.


               
}
}
setcookie("role", $role, time()+60*60*2);
die("\n");
DisplayMedicalHistory($_POST['patient_ID']);
die("You are not Authorized to view this record\n");

The programmer expects that the cookie will only be set when getRole() succeeds. The programmer even diligently specifies a 2-hour expiration for the cookie. However, the attacker can easily set the "role" cookie to the value "Reader". As a result, the $role variable is "Reader", and getRole() is never invoked. The attacker has bypassed the authorization system.

Overview

First reported 6 years ago

2018-05-11 20:29:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-10-03 00:03:00

Affected Software

Pivotal Software Spring Framework 5.0.5

5.0.5

Oracle Application Testing Suite 12.5.0.3

12.5.0.3

Oracle Application Testing Suite 13.1.0.1

13.1.0.1

Oracle Application Testing Suite 13.2.0.1

13.2.0.1

Oracle Application Testing Suite 13.3.0.1

13.3.0.1

Oracle Endeca Information Discovery Integrator 3.1.0

3.1.0

Oracle Endeca Information Discovery Integrator 3.2.0

3.2.0

Oracle Enterprise Manager for MySQL Database 13.2

13.2

Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center 12.2.2

12.2.2

Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center 12.3.3

12.3.3

Oracle Enterprise Repository 11.1.1.7.0

11.1.1.7.0

Oracle Enterprise Repository 12.1.3.0.0

12.1.3.0.0

Oracle Hospitality Guest Access 4.2.0

4.2.0

Oracle Hospitality Guest Access 4.2.1

4.2.1

Oracle Retail Back Office 14.0

14.0

Oracle Retail Back Office 14.1

14.1

Oracle Retail Central Office 14.0

14.0

Oracle Retail Central Office 14.1

14.1

Oracle Retail Integration Bus 14.1.2

14.1.2

Oracle Retail Point-of-service 14.0

14.0

Oracle Retail Point-of-service 14.1

14.1

Oracle Retail Returns Management 14.0

14.0

Oracle Retail Returns Management 14.1

14.1

Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6.0

10.3.6.0

Oracle WebLogic Server 12.1.3.0

12.1.3.0

Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.2

12.2.1.2

Oracle Weblogic Server 12.2.1.3

12.2.1.3

NetApp OnCommand Unified Manager for vSphere

vsphere

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