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Missing permission checks on Hazelcast client protocol

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Feb 27, 2024 in hazelcast/hazelcast • Updated Feb 29, 2024

Package

maven com.hazelcast:hazelcast (Maven)

Affected versions

<= 4.1.10
>= 4.2, <= 4.2.8
>= 5.0, <= 5.0.5
>= 5.1, <= 5.1.7
>= 5.2.0, <= 5.2.4
>= 5.3.0, < 5.3.5

Patched versions

5.2.5
5.3.5

Description

Impact

In Hazelcast through 4.1.10, 4.2 through 4.2.8, 5.0 through 5.0.5, 5.1 through 5.1.7, 5.2 through 5.2.4, and 5.3 through 5.3.2, some client operations don't check permissions properly, allowing authenticated users to access data stored in the cluster.

Patches

Fix versions: 5.2.5, 5.3.5, 5.4.0-BETA-1

Workarounds

There is no known workaround.

References

@kwart kwart published to hazelcast/hazelcast Feb 27, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Feb 27, 2024
Reviewed Feb 27, 2024
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 28, 2024
Last updated Feb 29, 2024

Severity

High
7.6
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

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

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2023-45859

GHSA ID

GHSA-xh6m-7cr7-xx66

Source code

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