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CVE-2019-20933: Improper Authentication

May 18, 2021 (updated October 2, 2023)

InfluxDB before 1.7.6 has an authentication bypass vulnerability in the authenticate function in services/httpd/handler.go because a JWT token may have an empty SharedSecret (aka shared secret).

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-2rmp-fw5r-j5qv
  • github.com/influxdata/influxdb/commit/761b557315ff9c1642cf3b0e5797cd3d983a24c0
  • github.com/influxdata/influxdb/compare/v1.7.5...v1.7.6
  • github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues/12927
  • github.com/ticarpi/jwt_tool/blob/a6ca3e0524a204b5add070bc6874cb4e7e5a9864/jwt_tool.py
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00030.html
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20933
  • www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4823

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.7.6

Fixed versions

  • v1.7.6

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.7.6 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Source file

go/github.com/influxdata/influxdb/CVE-2019-20933.yml

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