CVE-2023-34110: Flask-AppBuilder vulnerable to possible disclosure of sensitive information on user error

Published Jun 22, 2023
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Updated

Impact An authenticated malicious actor with Admin privileges, could by adding a special character on the add, edit User forms trigger a database error, this error is surfaced back to this actor on the UI. On certain database engines this error can include the entire user row including the pbkdf2:sha256 hashed password. Patches Fixed on 4.3.2

Other sources

Flask-AppBuilder is an application development framework, built on top of Flask. Prior to version 4.3.2, an authenticated malicious actor with Admin privileges, could by adding a special character on the add, edit User forms trigger a database error, this error is surfaced back to this actor on the UI. On certain database engines this error can include the entire user row including the pbkdf2:sha256 hashed password. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 4.3.2.

MITRE

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
pip/Flask-AppBuilder<4.3.2
4.3.2
Flask-appbuilder Project Flask-appbuilder<4.3.2

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/Flask-AppBuilder to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.3.2
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade Flask-AppBuilder to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.3.2
  3. Operational

    After upgrading to Flask-AppBuilder 4.3.2, rotate any potentially exposed user credentials/passwords, since on certain database engines the error could include the entire user row including the pbkdf2:sha256 hashed password.

Event History

Jun 22, 2023
Advisory Published
via GitHub·07:59 PM
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:34 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:34 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the impact of vulnerability CVE-2023-34110?

An authenticated malicious actor with Admin privileges could trigger a database error.

2

How can an attacker exploit vulnerability CVE-2023-34110?

By adding a special character on the add or edit User forms.

3

What is the severity of vulnerability CVE-2023-34110?

The severity is low with a CVSS score of 2.7.

4

What is the affected software version of vulnerability CVE-2023-34110?

The affected software version is up to but excluding 4.3.2.

5

How can I fix vulnerability CVE-2023-34110?

Upgrade to Flask-AppBuilder version 4.3.2 or higher.

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