CVE-2022-24797: Exposure of Sensitive Information in Pomerium

Published Mar 31, 2022
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Updated

Impact In distributed service mode, Pomerium's Authenticate service exposes pprof debug and prometheus metrics handlers to untrusted traffic. This can leak potentially sensitive environmental information or lead to limited denial of service conditions.

Patches v0.17.1

Workarounds Block access to /debug and /metrics paths on the authenticate service. This can be done with any L7 proxy, including Pomerium's own proxy service.

References https://github.com/pomerium/pomerium/pull/3212

For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: Open an issue in Pomerium Email us at security@pomerium.com

Other sources

Pomerium is an identity-aware access proxy. In distributed service mode, Pomerium's Authenticate service exposes pprof debug and prometheus metrics handlers to untrusted traffic. This can leak potentially sensitive environmental information or lead to limited denial of service conditions. This issue is patched in version v0.17.1 Workarounds: Block access to /debug and /metrics paths on the authenticate service. This can be done with any L7 proxy, including Pomerium's own proxy service.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
go/github.com/pomerium/pomerium>=0.16.0<0.17.1
0.17.1
Pomerium pomerium>=0.16.0<0.17.1

Event History

Mar 31, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:40 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:40 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Sep 6, 2024
Advisory Published
via GitHub·09:01 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-24797?

CVE-2022-24797 is a vulnerability in Pomerium, an identity-aware access proxy, that exposes pprof debug and prometheus metrics handlers to untrusted traffic in its Authenticate service, potentially leaking sensitive information or causing denial of service.

2

How severe is CVE-2022-24797?

CVE-2022-24797 has a severity rating of 9.1 (critical).

3

What is the affected software?

The affected software is Pomerium version 0.16.0 to 0.17.1.

4

How can CVE-2022-24797 be fixed?

To fix CVE-2022-24797, it is recommended to upgrade Pomerium to a version beyond 0.17.1.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-24797?

More information about CVE-2022-24797 can be found in the Pomerium GitHub repository and the associated security advisory.

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