Auth bypass in Confidential-Containers Trustee
CVE-2024-51997
Trustee is a set of tools and components for attesting confidential guests and providing secrets to them. The ART (**Attestation Results Token**) token, generated by AS, could be manipulated by MITM attacker, but the verifier (CoCo Verification Demander like KBS) could still verify it successfully. In the payload of ART token, the ‘jwk’ could be replaced by attacker with his own pub key. Then attacker can use his own corresponding private key to sign the crafted ART token. Based on current code implementation (v0.8.0), such replacement and modification can not be detected. This issue has been addressed in version 0.8.2 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.003 (26.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Confidential-containers Trustee — versions < 0.8.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-51997?
- CVE-2024-51997 is a high-severity vulnerability in Confidential-Containers Trustee, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-11-08.
- How severe is CVE-2024-51997?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.