Auth bypass in Alpine Project

CVE-2022-23554

Alpine is a scaffolding library in Java. Alpine prior to version 1.10.4 allows Authentication Filter bypass. The AuthenticationFilter relies on the request URI to evaluate if the user is accessing the swagger endpoint. By accessing a URL with a path such as /api/foo;%2fapi%2fswagger the contains condition will hold and will return from the authentication filter without aborting the request. Note that the principal object will not be assigned and therefore the issue wont allow user impersonation. This issue has been fixed in version 1.10.4. There are no known workarounds.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.007 (47.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-23554?
CVE-2022-23554 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Alpine Project, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-28.
How severe is CVE-2022-23554?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.