CVE-2020-13922 Apache DolphinScheduler (incubating) Permission vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An ordinary user can override another user's password via the API, leading to account takeover and privilege escalation in Apache DolphinScheduler.

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-2020-13922?

CVE-2020-13922 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apache DolphinScheduler, published on 11 Jan 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Versions of Apache DolphinScheduler prior to 1.3.2 allowed an ordinary user under any tenant to override another users password through the API interface.

Weakness: CWE-276, CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13922?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.dolphinscheduler:dolphinscheduler-api and apache-dolphinscheduler. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.apache.dolphinscheduler:dolphinscheduler-api MavenAll versions1.3.2
org.apache.dolphinscheduler:dolphinscheduler-api MavenAll versions1.3.2
apache-dolphinscheduler PyPIAll versionsNone

Products include Apache Dolphinscheduler.

How do I fix CVE-2020-13922?

Upgrade org.apache.dolphinscheduler:dolphinscheduler-api to 1.3.2 or later.

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

Is CVE-2020-13922 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13922 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qhh5-9738-g9mx, PYSEC-2021-876.

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