Improper Input Validation Affecting coherence Open this link in a new tab package, versions <0.5.2
Attack Complexity
Low
Integrity
High
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snyk-id
SNYK-HEX-COHERENCE-1086567
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published
18 Mar 2021
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disclosed
2 Aug 2017
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credit
Griffin Byatt
Introduced: 2 Aug 2017
CVE-2018-20301 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade coherence
to version 0.5.2 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. A "mass assignment"-like vulnerability was discovered. In particular, registration endpoints (e.g., creating, editing, updating), allow users to update any coherence_fields
. This means that, among other issues, users can automatically confirm their accounts by sending the confirmed_at
parameter with their registration request. A malicious user, for example, could exploit this vulnerability to register a user and add assign it admin privileges.