#VU85807 Improper Authorization in Red Hat build of Quarkus - CVE-2023-5675

Vulnerability identifier: #VU85807

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5675

CWE-ID: CWE-285

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Red Hat build of Quarkus
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor: Red Hat Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application.

The vulnerability exists due to improper enforcement of authorization when enabled by either "quarkus.security.jaxrs.deny-unannotated-endpoints" or "quarkus.security.jaxrs.default-roles-allowed" properties for RestEasy Classic or Reactive JAX-RS endpoints using the annotation processor. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to the application.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat build of Quarkus: before 2.13.9.SP1

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External links
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0494
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2245197
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0495

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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.