CVE-2022-23173 Priority - Priority web Insecure direct object references (IDOR)

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass authorization controls by modifying a parameter to access restricted functionality in the Priority web application.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-23173?

CVE-2022-23173 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Priority web, published on 6 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

this vulnerability affect user that even not allowed to access via the web interface. First of all, the attacker needs to access the "Login menu - demo site" then he can see in this menu all the functionality of the application. If the attacker will try to click on one of the links, he will get an answer that he is not authorized because he needs to log in with credentials. after he performed log in to the system there are some functionalities that the specific user is not allowed to perform because he was configured with low privileges however all the attacker need to do in order to achieve his goals is to change the value of the prog step parameter from 0 to 1 or more and then the attacker could access to some of the functionality the web application that he couldn't perform it before the parameter changed.

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23173?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Priority-Software Priority.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23173?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23173 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-2022-23173 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23173 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g4qr-pvvg-9h2w.

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