Improper access control in Portworx OpenStorage



Published: 2020-04-24 | Updated: 2022-04-14
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID N/A
CWE-ID CWE-284
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		OpenStorage
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor Portworx

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU27306

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote pvc user can maliciously use the secret located in a namespace they cannot access.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenStorage: 1.0.0 - 8.0.0

External links

http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMLIBOPENSTORAGEOPENSTORAGEAPISERVER-565845
http://github.com/libopenstorage/openstorage/commit/9db49f2b240222352e82fd4632dd54dbeb37101a
http://github.com/libopenstorage/openstorage/pull/1509


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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