Privilege escalation via proxy-role authorization substitution
Published Jul 12, 2023 · Updated Oct 3, 2024
Incorrect authorization in Apache Pulsar before 2.10.4 and 2.11.0 allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges. The Function Worker authorizes proxied requests with the proxy's mutual-TLS role instead of the originating client's role. Exposure requires a client connection through an mTLS-authenticated proxy, and a privileged proxy role grants the client that role's data and administrative access.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect authorization in Apache Pulsar before 2.10.4 and 2.11.0 allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges. The Function Worker authorizes proxied requests with the proxy's mutual-TLS role instead of the originating client's role. Exposure requires a client connection through an mTLS-authenticated proxy, and a privileged proxy role grants the client that role's data and administrative access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-30429
- Published
- Jul 12, 2023
- Updated
- Oct 3, 2024
- Vendor
- The Apache Software Foundation
- Product
- Apache Pulsar
- Classifications
- CWE-863, T1068
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jul 12, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <2.10.4
- Affected versionversion=2.11.0
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