Improper Access Control Affecting github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2/server package, versions >=2.0.0 <2.8.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMNATSIONATSSERVERV2SERVER-7444610
  • published 12 Jul 2024
  • disclosed 11 Jul 2024
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2/server to version 2.8.2 or higher.

Overview

github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2/server is an A simple, secure and performant communications system for digital systems, services and devices.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control due to the failure to enforce negative user permissions in specific scenarios. An attacker can bypass security restrictions by using a queue subscription on the wildcard. This is only exploitable if the attacker has access to the network where the NATS servers are deployed.

CVSS Scores

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Snyk

Recommended
6.9 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    Low
  • Integrity (VI)
    Low
  • Availability (VA)
    None
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None