Security restrictions bypass in Red Hat build of Quarkus 2.13

1) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU80813

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4853

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to implemented HTTP security policies do not correctly sanitize certain character permutations, which may result in incorrect evaluation of permissions. A remote attacker can bypass the security policy altogether and gain unauthorized access to endpoints or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat build of Quarkus: before 2.13.8

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_build_of_quarkus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5170
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2238034

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.