CVE-2023-6267
Quarkus: json payload getting processed prior to security checks when rest resources are used with annotations.
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 52nd percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
A flaw was found in the json payload. If annotation based security is used to secure a REST resource, the JSON body that the resource may consume is being processed (deserialized) prior to the security constraints being evaluated and applied. This does not happen with configuration based security.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.7% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 52nd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
4 events over 314 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
- Red Hat build of Quarkus 2.13.9.FinalOSS Libraries / generic-library
- Red Hat build of Quarkus 3.2.9.FinalOSS Libraries / generic-library
- Red Hat build of OptaPlanner 8DevTools & CI / build-test-tools
- Red Hat Fuse 7DevTools & CI / ci-cd
- Red Hat Integration Camel K 1DevTools & CI / ci-cd
- Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 2DevTools & CI / ci-cd
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Scored 8.6 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality LowSome restricted information is disclosed, but limited in scope
- Integrity LowData modification is possible but limited in scope or consequence
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
Sources
References in the record
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0494
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0495
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6267
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