GHSA-gh9f-6xm2-c4j2

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https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gh9f-6xm2-c4j2
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/07/GHSA-gh9f-6xm2-c4j2/GHSA-gh9f-6xm2-c4j2.json
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https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-gh9f-6xm2-c4j2
Published
2024-07-11T13:19:19Z
Modified
2024-07-11T13:19:19Z
Severity
  • 6.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
SurrealDB vulnerable to Improper Authentication when Changing Databases as Scope User
Details

Authentication would not be properly validated when an already authenticated scope user would use the use method or USE clause to switch working databases in a session. If there was a user record in the new database with identical record identifier as the original record that the user authenticated with in the original database, this could result in the user being able to perform actions under the identity of the unrelated user in the new database. This issue does not affect system users at any level.

By default, record identifiers are randomly generated with sufficient complexity to prevent the identifier collision required to trigger this issue. However, the issue may trigger in situations where multiple databases in the same SurrealDB instance are using explicitly defined or incremental record identifiers to identify users on an identically named table.

Impact

Under the circumstances described above, a user who has an authenticated session as a scope user in a database could become authorized to query data under the identity of a specific scope user associated with an identical record identifier in a different database within the same SurrealDB instace if the PERMISSIONS clause would allow it due to relying exclusively on the $auth parameter, which would point to the impersonated user. The impact is limited to the single user with matching record identifier.

The impact of this issue is mitigated if the table PERMISSIONS clause explicitly checks for an scope that only exists in the specific database (e.g. $scope = "production") or certain claims of the authentication token (e.g. $token.email = "example@example.com"), both of which would remain unchanged in the session of the authenticated user after changing databases. Permissions will default to NONE if there is no PERMISSIONS clause, which also mitigates this impact of this issue.

Patches

  • Version 1.5.4 and later are not affected by this issue.
  • Version 2.0.0-alpha.6 and later will not be affected by this issue.

Workarounds

Users unable to update may want to ensure that table PERMISSIONS clauses explicitly check that the $scope parameter matches a scope that is uniquely named across databases in the same SurrealDB instance. Ensuring that record identifiers for users are automatically generated or explicitly generated to be unique across databases may also be sufficient to mitigate this issue, as the $auth parameter will not link to any user record and any PERMISSIONS clauses restricting authorization based on the authenticated user should fail to successfully evaluate.

References

  • https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/pull/4335
Database specific 
{
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-287"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-07-11T13:19:19Z"
}
References

Affected packages

crates.io / surrealdb

Package

Name
surrealdb
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:cargo/surrealdb

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.4

Database specific 

{
    "last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 1.5.3"
}

crates.io / surrealdb

Package

Name
surrealdb
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:cargo/surrealdb

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
2.0.0-alpha.1
Fixed
2.0.0-alpha.6

Database specific 

{
    "last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 2.0.0-alpha.5"
}

crates.io / surrealdb-core

Package

Name
surrealdb-core
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:cargo/surrealdb-core

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.1

Database specific 

{
    "last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 1.5.0"
}