CVE-2023-39438 Missing Authorization check allows certain operations on CLA Assistant data
An authenticated user can read sensitive CLA data and modify or delete repository configurations due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2023-39438?
CVE-2023-39438 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE CLA Assistant, published on 15 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A missing authorization check allows an arbitrary authenticated user to perform certain operations through the API of CLA-assistant by executing specific additional steps. This allows an arbitrary authenticated user to read CLA information including information of the persons who signed them as well as custom fields the CLA requester had configured. In addition, an arbitrary authenticated user can update or delete the CLA-configuration for repositories or organizations using CLA-assistant. The stored access tokens for GitHub are not affected, as these are redacted from the API-responses.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39438?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sap Contributor License Agreement Assistant.
How do I fix CVE-2023-39438?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-39438 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-2023-39438 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39438 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE CLA Assistant
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gw8p-frwv-25gh.