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GHSA-hrgx-7j6v-xj82

HighCVSS 7.1 / 10
Published Jan 12, 2022·Last modified Nov 8, 2023
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

This security advisory relates to a capability for an attacker to exploit a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability when using the @keystone-6/auth package.

Impact

The vulnerability can impact users of the administration user interface when following an untrusted link to the signin or init page. This is a targeted attack and may present itself in the form of phishing and or chained in conjunction with some other vulnerability.

Vulnerability mitigation

Please upgrade to @keystone-6/auth >= 1.0.2, where this vulnerability has been closed. If you are using @keystone-next/auth, we strongly recommend you upgrade to @keystone-6.

Workarounds

If for some reason you cannot upgrade the dependencies in software, you could alternatively

  • disable the administration user interface, or
  • if using a reverse-proxy, strip query parameters when accessing the administration interface

References

https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss/

Thanks to Shivansh Khari (@Shivansh-Khari) for discovering and reporting this vulnerability

Risk Scores
Base Score
7.1

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The vulnerability can affect other systems as well, not just the initial system. There is a low impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a low impact on the integrity of the data. There is a low impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
6.5

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

EPSS
2.60%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in 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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