CVE-2023-22746

CKAN is vulnerable to session secret shared across instances using Docker images

Description

CKAN is an open-source DMS (data management system) for powering data hubs and data portals. When creating a new container based on one of the Docker images listed below, the same secret key was being used by default. If the users didn't set a custom value via environment variables in the `.env` file, that key was shared across different CKAN instances, making it easy to forge authentication requests. Users overriding the default secret key in their own `.env` file are not affected by this issue. Note that the legacy images (ckan/ckan) located in the main CKAN repo are not affected by this issue. The affected images are ckan/ckan-docker, (ckan/ckan-base images), okfn/docker-ckan (openknowledge/ckan-base and openknowledge/ckan-dev images) keitaroinc/docker-ckan (keitaro/ckan images).

Category

8.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.07%
Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: ckan ckan
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/ckan/ckan/security/advisories/GHSA-pr8j-v4c8-h62x third party advisory
https://github.com/ckan/ckan/commit/44af0f0a148fcc0e0fbcf02fe69b7db13459a84b patch
https://github.com/ckan/ckan/commit/4c22c135fa486afa13855d1cdb9765eaf418d2aa patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-22746?
CVE-2023-22746 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-22746?
To fix CVE-2023-22746, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-22746 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-22746 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-22746?
CVE-2023-22746 affects ckan ckan.
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