CVE-2021-46249 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass authorization checks in the ScratchOAuth2 library to incorrectly mark their own applications as verified.

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

What is CVE-2021-46249?

CVE-2021-46249 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An authorization bypass exploited by a user-controlled key in SpecificApps REST API in ScratchOAuth2 before commit d856dc704b2504cd3b92cf089fdd366dd40775d6 allows app owners to set flags that indicate whether an app is verified on their own apps.

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-46249?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Scratchoauth2 Project Scratchoauth2.

How do I fix CVE-2021-46249?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-46249 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-2021-46249 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-46249 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v85q-g5fq-684c.

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