CVE-2023-36815 Sealos billing system permission control defect

High 7.3 Published Updated

Attackers can manipulate billing resources to recharge arbitrary amounts and potentially expose sensitive resource information due to missing authorization checks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-36815?

CVE-2023-36815 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in labring sealos, published on 3 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Sealos is a Cloud Operating System designed for managing cloud-native applications. In version 4.2.0 and prior, there is a permission flaw in the Sealos billing system, which allows users to control the recharge resource account `sealos[.] io/v1/Payment`, resulting in the ability to recharge any amount of 1 renminbi (RMB). The charging interface may expose resource information. The namespace of this custom resource would be user's control and may have permission to correct it. It is not clear whether a fix exists.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36815?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/labring/sealos. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
github.com/labring/sealos GoAll versions to 4.2.0None
github.com/labring/sealos GoAll versions to 4.2.0None

Products include Sealos Sealos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-36815?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-36815 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-2023-36815 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36815 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vpxf-q44g-w34w.

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