CVE-2019-1000011 Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in api-platform/core

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An authenticated user can delete any resource via GraphQL mutations due to incorrect access control checks in API Platform.

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-2019-1000011?

CVE-2019-1000011 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

API Platform version from 2.2.0 to 2.3.5 contains an Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in GraphQL delete mutations that can result in a user authorized to delete a resource can delete any resource. This attack appears to be exploitable via the user must be authorized. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.3.6.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1000011?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including api-platform/core. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
api-platform/core PackagistFrom 2.2.02.2.10
api-platform/core PackagistFrom 2.2.02.2.10
api-platform/core PackagistFrom 2.3.02.3.6
api-platform/core PackagistFrom 2.3.02.3.6

Products include Api-Platform Core.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1000011?

Upgrade api-platform/core to a fixed version for your release line: 2.2.10 or 2.3.6.

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

Is CVE-2019-1000011 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1000011 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-974j-wjxx-wggj.

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