Arbitrary file upload in Docker Notary

CVE-2015-9259

In Docker Notary before 0.1, the checkRoot function in gotuf/client/client.go does not check expiry of root.json files, despite a comment stating that it does. Even if a user creates a new root.json file after a key compromise, an attacker can produce update files referring to an old root.json file.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.013 (68.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-9259?
CVE-2015-9259 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Docker Notary, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-31.
How severe is CVE-2015-9259?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.