CVE-2018-1000211 Doorkeeper subject to Incorrect Permission Assignment

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can retain valid access tokens for public OAuth apps because revocation fails, allowing unauthorized data access until expiry.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2018-1000211?

CVE-2018-1000211 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Doorkeeper version 4.2.0 and later contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in Token revocation API's authorized method that can result in Access tokens are not revoked for public OAuth apps, leaking access until expiry.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000211?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including doorkeeper. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
doorkeeper RubyGemsFrom 4.2.04.4.0
doorkeeper RubyGemsFrom 4.2.04.4.0

Products include Doorkeeper Project Doorkeeper.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1000211?

Upgrade doorkeeper to 4.4.0 or later.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2018-1000211 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000211 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000211, GHSA-694m-jhr9-pf77, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000211.

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