What is CVE-2023-25562?

CVE-2023-25562 is a vulnerability in the DataHub open-source metadata platform where session cookies are not cleared on logout events, allowing authentication bypass using a logged out session cookie.

What is the severity of CVE-2023-25562?

The severity of CVE-2023-25562 is critical with a CVSS score of 9.8.

How can the DataHub version 0.8.45 or earlier be affected by CVE-2023-25562?

DataHub versions prior to 0.8.45 are affected by CVE-2023-25562 due to the issue with session cookie clearance on logout events.

How can CVE-2023-25562 be exploited?

CVE-2023-25562 can be exploited by using a logged out session cookie to bypass authentication checks in the DataHub platform.

How can CVE-2023-25562 be mitigated?

To mitigate CVE-2023-25562, it is recommended to upgrade to DataHub version 0.8.45 or later where the session cookie clearance issue has been fixed.

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CVE-2023-25562

critical

9.8

CWE

613

10/2/2023

10/3/2025

CVE-2023-25562: Failure to Invalidate Session on Logout in DataHub

First published: Fri Feb 10 2023(Updated: )

DataHub is an open-source metadata platform. In versions of DataHub prior to 0.8.45 Session cookies are only cleared on new sign-in events and not on logout events. Any authentication checks using the `AuthUtils.hasValidSessionCookie()` method could be bypassed by using a cookie from a logged out session, as a result any logged out session cookie may be accepted as valid and therefore lead to an authentication bypass to the system. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue. This vulnerability was discovered and reported by the GitHub Security lab and is tracked as GHSL-2022-083.

Credit: security-advisories@github.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Datahub	<0.8.45

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What is CVE-2023-25562?
CVE-2023-25562 is a vulnerability in the DataHub open-source metadata platform where session cookies are not cleared on logout events, allowing authentication bypass using a logged out session cookie.
What is the severity of CVE-2023-25562?
The severity of CVE-2023-25562 is critical with a CVSS score of 9.8.
How can the DataHub version 0.8.45 or earlier be affected by CVE-2023-25562?
DataHub versions prior to 0.8.45 are affected by CVE-2023-25562 due to the issue with session cookie clearance on logout events.
How can CVE-2023-25562 be exploited?
CVE-2023-25562 can be exploited by using a logged out session cookie to bypass authentication checks in the DataHub platform.
How can CVE-2023-25562 be mitigated?
To mitigate CVE-2023-25562, it is recommended to upgrade to DataHub version 0.8.45 or later where the session cookie clearance issue has been fixed.

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