Auth bypass in Inveniosoftware Invenio-Drafts-Resources

CVE-2021-43781

Invenio-Drafts-Resources is a submission/deposit module for Invenio, a software framework for research data management. Invenio-Drafts-Resources prior to versions 0.13.7 and 0.14.6 does not properly check permissions when a record is published. The vulnerability is exploitable in a default installation of InvenioRDM. An authenticated a user is able via REST API calls to publish draft records of other users if they know the record identifier and the draft validates (e.g. all require fields filled out). An attacker is not able to modify the data in the record, and thus e.g. *cannot* change a record from restricted to public. The problem is patched in Invenio-Drafts-Resources v0.13.7 and 0.14.6, which is part of InvenioRDM v6.0.1 and InvenioRDM v7.0 respectively.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.007 (48.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43781?
CVE-2021-43781 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Inveniosoftware Invenio-Drafts-Resources, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2021-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-43781?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.