CVE-2021-43828 Improper Privilege Management in Patrowl
Unauthenticated attackers can download sensitive security finding files due to predictable file paths in PatrowlManager.
- 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-2021-43828?
CVE-2021-43828 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in PatrowlManager, published on 14 Dec 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PatrOwl is a free and open-source solution for orchestrating Security Operations. In versions prior to 1.77 an improper privilege management (IDOR) has been found in PatrowlManager. All imports findings file is placed under /media/imports/<owner_id>/<tmp_file> In that, owner_id is predictable and tmp_file is in format of import_<ownder_id>_<time_created>, for example: import_1_1639213059582.json This filename is predictable and allows anyone without logging in to download all finding import files This vulnerability is capable of allowing unlogged in users to download all finding imports file. Users are advised to update to 1.7.7 as soon as possible. There are no known workarounds.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-43828?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Patrowl Patrowlmanager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-43828?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-43828 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2021-43828 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-43828 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in PatrowlManager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x4wp-xvq7-w5vr.