Improper Input Validation Affecting coherence package, versions <0.5.2
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- published 18 Mar 2021
- disclosed 2 Aug 2017
- 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.