CVE-2023-27578

Galaxy vulnerable to unauthorized modification of pages/visualizations due to insufficient permission check

Description

Galaxy is an open-source platform for data analysis. All supported versions of Galaxy are affected prior to 22.01, 22.05, and 23.0 are affected by an insufficient permission check. Unsupported versions are likely affected as far back as the functionality of Visualizations/Pages exists. Due to this issue, an attacker can modify or delete any Galaxy Visualization or Galaxy Page given they know the encoded ID of it. Additionally, they can copy or import any Galaxy Visualization given they know the encoded ID of it. Patches are available for versions 22.01, 22.05, and 23.0. For the changes to take effect, you must restart all Galaxy server processes. There are no supported workarounds.

Categories

9.1
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.14%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: galaxyproject galaxy
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/galaxyproject/galaxy/security/advisories/GHSA-j8q2-r4g5-f22j patch vendor advisory
https://depot.galaxyproject.org/patch/GX-2022-0002/modify_pages_viz-release_22.01.patch broken link
https://depot.galaxyproject.org/patch/GX-2022-0002/modify_pages_viz-release_22.05.patch broken link
https://depot.galaxyproject.org/patch/GX-2022-0002/modify_pages_viz-release_23.0.patch broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-27578?
CVE-2023-27578 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-27578?
To fix CVE-2023-27578, 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-2023-27578 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-27578 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-2023-27578?
CVE-2023-27578 affects galaxyproject galaxy.
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