CVE-2023-5455

Ipa: invalid csrf protection

Description

A Cross-site request forgery vulnerability exists in ipa/session/login_password in all supported versions of IPA. This flaw allows an attacker to trick the user into submitting a request that could perform actions as the user, resulting in a loss of confidentiality and system integrity. During community penetration testing it was found that for certain HTTP end-points FreeIPA does not ensure CSRF protection. Due to implementation details one cannot use this flaw for reflection of a cookie representing already logged-in user. An attacker would always have to go through a new authentication attempt.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.30%
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Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0137 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0138 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0139 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0140 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0141 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0142 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0143 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0144 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0145 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0252 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5455 third party advisory vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242828 third party advisory issue tracking
https://www.freeipa.org/release-notes/4-10-3.html release notes
https://www.freeipa.org/release-notes/4-11-1.html release notes
https://www.freeipa.org/release-notes/4-6-10.html release notes
https://www.freeipa.org/release-notes/4-9-14.html release notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U76DAZZVY7V4XQBOOV5ETPTHW3A6MW5O/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UFNUQH7IOHTKCTKQWFHONWGUBOUANL6I/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-5455?
CVE-2023-5455 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-5455?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2023-5455: Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
Is CVE-2023-5455 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-5455 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-2023-5455?
CVE-2023-5455 affects Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
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