Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') Affecting com.microsoft.azure:msal4j package, versions [,1.15.1)
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- published 12 Jun 2024
- disclosed 11 Jun 2024
- credit Eli Arbel, Vladimir Abramzon
Introduced: 11 Jun 2024
CVE-2024-35255 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade com.microsoft.azure:msal4j to version 1.15.1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') in the authentication process. An attacker can elevate privileges by exploiting race conditions during the token validation steps. This is only exploitable if the application is configured to use multiple threads or processes for handling authentication requests.
Notes:
An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could elevate privileges and read any file on the file system with SYSTEM access permissions;
An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability can only obtain read access to the system files by exploiting this vulnerability. The attacker cannot perform write or delete operations on the files;
The vulnerability exists in the following credential types:
DefaultAzureCredentialandManagedIdentityCredential;The vulnerability exists in the following credential types:
ManagedIdentityApplication (.NET)
ManagedIdentityApplication (Java)
ManagedIdentityApplication (Node.js)