CVE-2023-30845: ESPv2 is a service proxy that provides API management capabi..
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Apr 26, 2023
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May 9, 2023
Description
ESPv2 is a service proxy that provides API management capabilities using Google Service Infrastructure. ESPv2 2.20.0 through 2.42.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability. API clients can craft a malicious `X-HTTP-Method-Override` header value to bypass JWT authentication in specific cases. ESPv2 allows malicious requests to bypass authentication if both the conditions are true: The requested HTTP method is **not** in the API service definition (OpenAPI spec or gRPC `google.api.http` proto annotations, and the specified `X-HTTP-Method-Override` is a valid HTTP method in the API service definition. ESPv2 will forward the request to your backend without checking the JWT. Attackers can craft requests with a malicious `X-HTTP-Method-Override` value that allows them to bypass specifying JWTs. Restricting API access with API keys works as intended and is not affected by this vulnerability. Upgrade deployments to release v2.43.0 or higher to receive a patch. This release ensures that JWT authentication occurs, even when the caller specifies `x-http-method-override`. `x-http-method-override` is still supported by v2.43.0+. API clients can continue sending this header to ESPv2.
Products affected:
google» espv2 » *
Resources
https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/esp-v2/commit/0bcdfc024ce96b34db4e1b4f2211b509d9be93cd
https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/esp-v2/commit/e95670146f5e96bb5565b0a9c1e153886b3e04ce
https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/esp-v2/commit/e98061ee4527a564506ba4e814c0ecf324dc2c6f
https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/esp-v2/security/advisories/GHSA-6qmp-9p95-fc5f
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Severity
9.8
/
10
CVSS base metrics
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
LOW
User interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
Weakness
CWE-287__
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