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Consul gem insufficient authentication check - Multiple powers in one controller are not always checked correctly

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Sep 27, 2019 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Aug 29, 2023

Package

bundler consul (RubyGems)

Affected versions

< 1.0.3

Patched versions

1.0.3

Description

With the consul ruby gem before 1.0.3, if a controller checks multiple powers using :if or :except conditions, these conditions are erroneously applied to all power checks in that controller. This can lead to skipped power checks and hence unauthenticated access to certain controller actions.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Sep 23, 2019
Reviewed Sep 25, 2019
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Sep 27, 2019
Last updated Aug 29, 2023

Severity

Critical

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(79th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Access Control

The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2019-16377

GHSA ID

GHSA-8jhx-9gf4-hhf5

Source code

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