CVE-2023-51649 Nautobot missing object-level permissions enforcement when running Job Buttons
Users with permission to run any job can execute all configured JobButton jobs due to missing object-level permission checks in Nautobot.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-51649?
CVE-2023-51649 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in nautobot, published on 22 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Nautobot is a Network Source of Truth and Network Automation Platform built as a web application atop the Django Python framework with a PostgreSQL or MySQL database. When submitting a Job to run via a Job Button, only the model-level `extras.run_job` permission is checked (i.e., does the user have permission to run Jobs in general). Object-level permissions (i.e., does the user have permission to run this specific Job?) are not enforced by the URL/view used in this case. A user with permissions to run even a single Job can actually run all configured JobButton Jobs. Fix will be available in Nautobot 1.6.8 and 2.1.0
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-51649?
5 open source packages ship an affected version, including nautobot. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
nautobot PyPI | From 1.5.14 | 1.6.8, 2.1.0 |
nautobot PyPI | From 1.5.14 | 1.6.8 |
nautobot PyPI | From 1.5.14 | 1.6.8 |
nautobot PyPI | From 2.0.0 | 2.1.0 |
nautobot PyPI | From 2.0.0 | 2.1.0 |
Products include Networktocode Nautobot.
How do I fix CVE-2023-51649?
Upgrade nautobot to a fixed version for your release line: 1.6.8 or 2.1.0.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-51649 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-51649 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in nautobot
- CVE-2026-44797 Nautobot: Webhook definitions could be used for server-side request forgery (SSRF)
- CVE-2024-34707 Nautobot's BANNER_* configuration can be used to inject arbitrary HTML content into Nautobot pages
- CVE-2024-32979 Reflected Cross-site Scripting potential in all object list views in Nautobot
- CVE-2023-25657 Remote code execution in Jinja2 template rendering in Nautobot
- CVE-2026-44798 Nautobot: GitRepository.current_head field should not be writable through REST API
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vf5m-xrhm-v999, PYSEC-2023-287.