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Improper Access Control in Webauthn Framework

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Sep 29, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

composer web-auth/webauthn-framework (Composer)

Affected versions

>= 3.3.0, < 3.3.4

Patched versions

3.3.4

Description

Webauthn Framework 3.3.x before 3.3.4 has Incorrect Access Control. An attacker that controls a user's system is able to login to a vulnerable service using an attached FIDO2 authenticator without passing a check of the user presence.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Sep 27, 2021
Reviewed Sep 28, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Sep 29, 2021
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

Critical
9.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-38299

GHSA ID

GHSA-6whf-q6p5-84wg
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