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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.