Improper Authorization Affecting org.sakaiproject.portal:sakai-portal-impl package, versions [23.0,23.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGSAKAIPROJECTPORTAL-8219898
  • published 16 Oct 2024
  • disclosed 15 Oct 2024
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade org.sakaiproject.portal:sakai-portal-impl to version 23.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authorization due to the user creation process. Kernel users created with type roleview can log in as a normal user. This can result in illegal access being granted to the system.

References

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1
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Snyk

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