# CVE-2020-25634: Missing authorization in 3scale-system

> Attackers can access sensitive API documentation and modify service APIs without credentials due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 May 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3f3r-g48r-83hh

## What is CVE-2020-25634?

CVE-2020-25634 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in 3scale-system, published on 26 May 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw was found in Red Hat 3scale’s API docs URL, where it is accessible without credentials. This flaw allows an attacker to view sensitive information or modify service APIs. Versions before 3scale-2.10.0-ER1 are affected.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25634?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Redhat 3scale, Redhat 3scale Api Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-25634?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-25634 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-25634 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25634 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in 3scale-system

- [CVE-2019-14836](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14836/): Cross-site request forgery in Red Hat 3scale API Management (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-3814](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3814/): Auth bypass in 3scale (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-3412](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3412/): Security feature bypass in 3Scale (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-0560](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0560/): Auth bypass in Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2 (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2019-14849](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14849/): Cross-site scripting in 3scale (medium 4.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-25634 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-25634 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in 3scale-system, published on 26 May 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25634 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: 3scale-system. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25634/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25634/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-25634
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25634
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-25634

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