2.7
CWE
200
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2022-31177: Possible to infer sensitive information through query strings in Flask-AppBuilder

First published: Mon Aug 01 2022(Updated: )

Flask-AppBuilder is an application development framework built on top of Flask python framework. In versions prior to 4.1.3 an authenticated Admin user could query other users by their salted and hashed passwords strings. These filters could be made by using partial hashed password strings. The response would not include the hashed passwords, but an attacker could infer partial password hashes and their respective users. This issue has been fixed in version 4.1.3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Credit: security-advisories@github.com security-advisories@github.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Flask-appbuilder Project Flask-appbuilder<4.1.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID of this vulnerability?

    The vulnerability ID is CVE-2022-31177.

  • What is Flask-AppBuilder?

    Flask-AppBuilder is an application development framework built on top of the Flask Python framework.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2022-31177?

    The severity of CVE-2022-31177 is low, with a severity value of 2.7.

  • How can an authenticated Admin user exploit CVE-2022-31177?

    An authenticated Admin user could query other users by their salted and hashed passwords strings using partial hashed password strings as filters.

  • How can I fix CVE-2022-31177?

    To fix CVE-2022-31177, upgrade to Flask-AppBuilder version 4.1.3 or later.

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