6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-50713
Speckle Server Token Write Scope Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Speckle Server provides server, frontend, 3D viewer, and other JavaScript utilities for the Speckle 3D data platform. A vulnerability in versions prior to 2.17.6 affects users who: authorized an application which requested a 'token write' scope or, using frontend-2, created a Personal Access Token (PAT) with `token write` scope. When creating a new token an agent needs to authorise the request with an existing token (the 'requesting token'). The requesting token is required to have token write scope in order to generate new tokens. However, Speckle server was not verifying that other privileges granted to the new token were not in excess of the privileges of the requesting token. A malicious actor could use a token with only token write scope to subsequently generate further tokens with additional privileges. These privileges would only grant privileges up to the existing privileges of the user. This vulnerability cannot be used to escalate a user's privileges or grant privileges on behalf of other users. This has been patched as of version 2.17.6. All operators of Speckle servers should upgrade their server to version 2.17.6 or higher. Any users who authorized an application with 'token write' scope, or created a token in frontend-2 with `token write` scope should review existing tokens and permanently revoke any they do not recognize, revoke existing tokens and create new tokens, and review usage of their account for suspicious activity. No known workarounds for this issue exist.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 14, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.7

Exploitability Score :

1.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-50713 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Specklesystems speckle_server

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-50713 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/specklesystems/speckle-server/commit/3689e1cd58ec4f06abee836af34889d6ce474571
    Added Reference https://github.com/specklesystems/speckle-server/releases/tag/2.17.6
    Added Reference https://github.com/specklesystems/speckle-server/security/advisories/GHSA-xpf3-5q5x-3qwh
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 28, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/specklesystems/speckle-server/commit/3689e1cd58ec4f06abee836af34889d6ce474571 No Types Assigned https://github.com/specklesystems/speckle-server/commit/3689e1cd58ec4f06abee836af34889d6ce474571 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/specklesystems/speckle-server/releases/tag/2.17.6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/specklesystems/speckle-server/releases/tag/2.17.6 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/specklesystems/speckle-server/security/advisories/GHSA-xpf3-5q5x-3qwh No Types Assigned https://github.com/specklesystems/speckle-server/security/advisories/GHSA-xpf3-5q5x-3qwh Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:specklesystems:speckle_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.17.6
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Speckle Server provides server, frontend, 3D viewer, and other JavaScript utilities for the Speckle 3D data platform. A vulnerability in versions prior to 2.17.6 affects users who: authorized an application which requested a 'token write' scope or, using frontend-2, created a Personal Access Token (PAT) with `token write` scope. When creating a new token an agent needs to authorise the request with an existing token (the 'requesting token'). The requesting token is required to have token write scope in order to generate new tokens. However, Speckle server was not verifying that other privileges granted to the new token were not in excess of the privileges of the requesting token. A malicious actor could use a token with only token write scope to subsequently generate further tokens with additional privileges. These privileges would only grant privileges up to the existing privileges of the user. This vulnerability cannot be used to escalate a user's privileges or grant privileges on behalf of other users. This has been patched as of version 2.17.6. All operators of Speckle servers should upgrade their server to version 2.17.6 or higher. Any users who authorized an application with 'token write' scope, or created a token in frontend-2 with `token write` scope should review existing tokens and permanently revoke any they do not recognize, revoke existing tokens and create new tokens, and review usage of their account for suspicious activity. No known workarounds for this issue exist.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/specklesystems/speckle-server/security/advisories/GHSA-xpf3-5q5x-3qwh [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/specklesystems/speckle-server/commit/3689e1cd58ec4f06abee836af34889d6ce474571 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/specklesystems/speckle-server/releases/tag/2.17.6 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-1220
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} 0.03%

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0.32421

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