Authorization Bypass Affecting github.com/istio/istio/pilot/pkg/networking/core/v1alpha3 package, versions >=1.9.0 <1.9.5 <1.8.6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.07% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMISTIOISTIOPILOTPKGNETWORKINGCOREV1ALPHA3-1299108
  • published 3 Jun 2021
  • disclosed 3 Jun 2021
  • credit @Ruilin,@Test123

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/istio/istio/pilot/pkg/networking/core/v1alpha3 to version 1.9.5, 1.8.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authorization Bypass. An HTTP request path with multiple slashes or escaped slash characters (e.g. %2F or %5C) could potentially bypass an Istio authorization policy when path-based authorization rules are used.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

8.1 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    None
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NVD

6.5 medium
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Red Hat

8.1 high