CVE-2023-24512 Missing authorization in Terminattr
Authorized attackers can modify arbitrary switch configurations via gNMI requests when the Streaming Telemetry Agent is enabled.
- 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-2023-24512?
CVE-2023-24512 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Arista Networks Terminattr, published on 25 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
On affected platforms running Arista EOS, an authorized attacker with permissions to perform gNMI requests could craft a request allowing it to update arbitrary configurations in the switch. This situation occurs only when the Streaming Telemetry Agent (referred to as the TerminAttr agent) is enabled and gNMI access is configured on the agent. Note: This gNMI over the Streaming Telemetry Agent scenario is mostly commonly used when streaming to a 3rd party system and is not used by default when streaming to CloudVision
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24512?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Arista Ceos-Lab, Arista Cloudeos, Arista Eos, Arista Veos-Lab.
How do I fix CVE-2023-24512?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24512 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-2023-24512 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24512 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6phj-qq4x-gr48.