CVE-2023-39196 Apache Ozone Improper Authentication vulnerability

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

An attacker can access internal Storage Container Manager metadata without authentication, exposing non-sensitive system information.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-39196?

CVE-2023-39196 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apache Ozone, published on 7 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache Ozone.

The vulnerability allows an attacker to download metadata internal to the Storage Container Manager service without proper authentication. The attacker is not allowed to do any modification within the Ozone Storage Container Manager service using this vulnerability. The accessible metadata does not contain sensitive information that can be used to exploit the system later on, and the accessible data does not make it possible to gain access to actual user data within Ozone. This issue affects Apache Ozone: 1.2.0 and subsequent releases up until 1.3.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.4.0, which fixes the issue.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39196?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.ozone:ozone-main. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.apache.ozone:ozone-main MavenFrom 1.2.01.4.0
org.apache.ozone:ozone-main MavenFrom 1.2.01.4.0

Products include Apache Ozone.

How do I fix CVE-2023-39196?

Upgrade org.apache.ozone:ozone-main to 1.4.0 or later.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2023-39196 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39196 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6726-2rx3-cgwh.

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