CVE-2024-47172 Computer Vision Annotation Tool (CVAT) access control is broken in several PATCH endpoints

Medium 5.4 Published 30 Sep 2024 Updated 30 Sep 2024

Authenticated attackers can access and modify project, task, and job details via PATCH endpoints due to broken access control.

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-2024-47172?

CVE-2024-47172 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in cvat-ai cvat, published on 30 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Computer Vision Annotation Tool (CVAT) is an interactive video and image annotation tool for computer vision. An attacker with a CVAT account may retrieve certain information about any project, task, job or membership resource on the CVAT instance. The information exposed in this way is the same as the information returned on a GET request to the resource. In addition, the attacker can also alter the default source and target storage associated with any project or task. Upgrade to CVAT 2.19.1 or any later version to fix the issue.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47172?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cvat Computer Vision Annotation Tool.

How do I fix CVE-2024-47172?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47172 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-2024-47172 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gxhm-hg65-5gh2.