CVE-2023-41882: vantage6 Improper Access Control vulnerability

Published Oct 11, 2023
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Updated

Impact The endpoint /api/collaboration/{id}/task is used to collect all tasks from a certain collaboration. To get such tasks, a user should have permission to view the collaboration and to view the tasks in it. However, currently it is only checked if the user has permission to view the collaboration.

Patches No

Workarounds None

References None

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Other sources

vantage6 is privacy preserving federated learning infrastructure. The endpoint /api/collaboration/{id}/task is used to collect all tasks from a certain collaboration. To get such tasks, a user should have permission to view the collaboration and to view the tasks in it. However, prior to version 4.0.0, it is only checked if the user has permission to view the collaboration. Version 4.0.0 contains a patch. There are no known workarounds.

MITRE

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
pip/vantage6<4.0.0
4.0.0
Vantage6 Vantage6<4.0.0

Event History

Oct 11, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:48 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:48 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Oct 13, 2023
Advisory Published
07:29 PM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2023-41882?

CVE-2023-41882 is a vulnerability that affects the privacy preserving federated learning infrastructure vantage6.

2

What is the impact of CVE-2023-41882?

CVE-2023-41882 allows unauthorized users to view tasks from a collaboration without proper permission.

3

What software is affected by CVE-2023-41882?

The vantage6 version up to 3.3.3 is affected by CVE-2023-41882.

4

What is the severity of CVE-2023-41882?

CVE-2023-41882 has a severity keyword of 'medium' and a severity value of 5.4.

5

How can CVE-2023-41882 be fixed?

To fix CVE-2023-41882, it is recommended to update vantage6 to a version beyond 3.3.3.

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