CVE-2021-43175 Auth bypass in GOautodial API

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass authentication in the GOautodial API by providing arbitrary credentials, gaining unauthorized access to API functions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-43175?

CVE-2021-43175 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in GOautodial API, published on 7 Dec 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The GOautodial API prior to commit 3c3a979 made on October 13th, 2021 exposes an API router that accepts a username, password, and action that routes to other PHP files that implement the various API functions. Vulnerable versions of GOautodial validate the username and password incorrectly, allowing the caller to specify any values for these parameters and successfully authenticate. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Weakness: CWE-287, CWE-305

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-43175?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Goautodial Goautodial, Goautodial Goautodial Api.

How do I fix CVE-2021-43175?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-43175 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2021-43175 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-43175 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jgjr-5rhg-5c7w.

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