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CVE-2022-24450

NATS nats-server before 2.7.2 has Incorrect Access Control. Any authenticated user can obtain the privileges of the System account by misusing the "dynamically provisioned sandbox accounts" feature.

Published: Feb 8, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-862
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.3%
Top 33.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Incorrect Authorization in NATS nats-server

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected Products

github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2GoOSS Libraries
github.com/nats-io/nats-streaming-serverGoOSS Libraries
nats servernats
On-prem
Databases / cache-message-queue
nats streaming servernats
On-prem
Databases / cache-message-queue
n/an/a
gopackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
natsoss-projectDatabasesaka nats server, nats streaming server, jwt library

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/security/advisories/GHSA-g6w6-r76c-28j7
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24450
nvd.nist.gov
https://advisories.nats.io/CVE/CVE-2022-24450.txt
advisories.nats.io
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Timeline

Published
Feb 8, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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