GHSA-4G76-W3XW-2X6W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-03-14 18:03 – Updated: 2023-03-14 18:03
VLAI
Summary
Full authentication bypass if SASL authorization username is specified
Details

Impact

maddy 0.2.0 - 0.6.2 allows a full authentication bypass if SASL authorization username is specified when using the PLAIN authentication mechanisms. Instead of validating the specified authorization username, it is accepted as is after checking the credentials for the authentication username.

Patches

maddy 0.6.3 includes the fix for the bug.

Workarounds

There is no way to fix the issue without upgrading.

References

  • Commit that introduced the vulnerable code: https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy/commit/55a91a37b71210f34f98f4d327c30308fe24399a
  • Fix: https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy/commit/9f58cb64b39cdc01928ec463bdb198c4c2313a9c
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-27582"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-287"
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-03-14T18:03:22Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-03-13T22:15:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\nmaddy 0.2.0 - 0.6.2 allows a full authentication bypass if SASL authorization username is specified when using the PLAIN authentication mechanisms. Instead of validating the specified authorization username, it is accepted as is after checking the credentials for the authentication username.\n\n### Patches\n\nmaddy 0.6.3 includes the fix for the bug. \n\n### Workarounds\n\nThere is no way to fix the issue without upgrading.\n\n### References\n\n* Commit that introduced the vulnerable code: https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy/commit/55a91a37b71210f34f98f4d327c30308fe24399a\n* Fix: https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy/commit/9f58cb64b39cdc01928ec463bdb198c4c2313a9c\n",
  "id": "GHSA-4g76-w3xw-2x6w",
  "modified": "2023-03-14T18:03:22Z",
  "published": "2023-03-14T18:03:22Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27582"
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
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  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Full authentication bypass if SASL authorization username is specified"
}



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