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GHSA-3pgj-pg6c-r5p7

MediumCVSS 5.7 / 10
Published Sep 16, 2022·Last modified Oct 7, 2024
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

  • Attacker providing malicious redirect uri can cause DoS to oauthlib's web application.
  • Attacker can also leverage usage of uri_validate functions depending where it is used.

What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?

Oauthlib applications using OAuth2.0 provider support or use directly uri_validate function.

Patches

Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?

Issue fixed in 3.2.2 release.

Workarounds

Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?

The redirect_uri can be verified in web toolkit (i.e bottle-oauthlib, django-oauth-toolkit, ...) before oauthlib is called. A sample check if : is present to reject the request can prevent the DoS, assuming no port or IPv6 is fundamentally required.

References

Attack Vector:

  • Attacker providing malicious redirect uri: https://github.com/oauthlib/oauthlib/blob/d4bafd9f1d0eba3766e933b1ac598cbbf37b8914/oauthlib/oauth2/rfc6749/grant_types/base.py#L232
  • Vulnerable uri_validate functions: https://github.com/oauthlib/oauthlib/blob/2b8a44855a51ad5a5b0c348a08c2564a2e197ea2/oauthlib/uri_validate.py

PoC

is_absolute_uri("http://[:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::]/path")

Acknowledgement

Special thanks to Sebastian Chnelik - PyUp.io

Risk Scores
Base Score
5.7

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
5.2

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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  • CVE-2022-36087
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