CVE-2019-9733
JFrog Artifactory 6.7.3 X-Forwarded-For HTTP Header access-admin Bypass
Record summary
CVE-2019-9733 has a selected CVSS score of 9.8 (critical); EIP currently links 1 Nuclei template.
Description
An issue was discovered in JFrog Artifactory 6.7.3. By default, the access-admin account is used to reset the password of the admin account in case an administrator gets locked out from the Artifactory console. This is only allowable from a connection directly from localhost, but providing a X-Forwarded-For HTTP header to the request allows an unauthenticated user to login with the default credentials of the access-admin account while bypassing the whitelist of allowed IP addresses. The access-admin account can use Artifactory's API to request authentication tokens for all users including the admin account and, in turn, assume full control of all artifacts and repositories managed by Artifactory.
Exploitation context
Known exploitation
- VulnCheck KEV
- Listed · Nov 26, 2023 · VulnCheck
- Reported exploitation
- Observed · VulnCheck
Available material
- Nuclei templates
- 1
Affected products and versions
1| Product | Source | Version range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
artifactoryBrowse jfrog / artifactory | VulnCheck | Version data not supplied | |
Nuclei templates
1ProjectDiscoveryCRITICALJFrog Artifactory 6.7.3 - Admin Login BypassCVSS 9.8
JFrog Artifactory 6.7.3 is vulnerable to an admin login bypass issue because by default the access-admin account is used to reset the password of the admin account. While this is only allowable from a connection directly from localhost, providing an X-Forwarded-For HTTP header to the request allows an unauthenticated user to login with the default credentials of the access-admin account while bypassing the whitelist of allowed IP addresses. The access-admin account can use Artifactory's API to request authentication tokens for all users including the admin account and, in turn, assume full control of all artifacts and repositories managed by Artifactory.
Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthorized access to the admin panel.
Remediation
Upgrade to a patched version of JFrog Artifactory or apply the necessary security patches.
Source: ProjectDiscovery