CVE-2018-20301 Permissive parameters and privilege escalation
Attackers can bypass account confirmation by injecting parameters into registration endpoints, allowing unauthorized access to confirmed accounts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-20301?
CVE-2018-20301 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Dec 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Steve Pallen Coherence before 0.5.2 that is similar to a Mass Assignment vulnerability. In particular, "registration" endpoints (e.g., creating, editing, updating) allow users to update any coherence_fields data. For example, users can automatically confirm their accounts by sending the confirmed_at parameter with their registration request.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20301?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including coherence. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
coherence Hex | All versions | 0.5.2 |
coherence Hex | All versions | 0.5.2 |
Products include Coherence Project Coherence.
How do I fix CVE-2018-20301?
Upgrade coherence to 0.5.2 or later.
Is CVE-2018-20301 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20301 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mrq8-53r4-3j5m.