4.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-3164
dotCMS Broken Access Control and Insecure Design Vulnerability
Description

In dotCMS dashboard, the Tools and Log Files tabs under System → Maintenance Portlet, which is and always has been an Admin portlet, is accessible to anyone with that portlet and not just to CMS Admins. Users that get site admin but not a system admin, should not have access to the System Maintenance → Tools portlet. This would share database username and password under Log Files and download DB Dump and other dotCMS Content under Tools. Nothing in the System → Maintenance should be displayed for users with site admin role. Only system admins must have access to System Maintenance. OWASP Top 10 - A01) Broken Access Control OWASP Top 10 - A04) Insecure Design

INFO

Published Date :

April 1, 2024, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 9:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

0.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-3164 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 Dotcms dotcms
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-3164 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/dotCMS/core/issues/27909
    Added Reference https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/27912
    Added Reference https://www.dotcms.com/security/SI-69
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE dotCMS LLC CWE-284
    Removed CWE dotCMS LLC CWE-552
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference dotCMS LLC https://www.dotcms.com/security/SI-69 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference dotCMS LLC https://auth.dotcms.com/security/SI-69
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description In dotCMS dashboard, the Tools and Log Files tabs under System → Maintenance Portlet, which is and always has been an Admin portlet, is accessible to anyone with that portlet and not just to CMS Admins. Users that get site admin but not a system admin, should not have access to the System Maintenance → Tools portlet. This would share database username and password under Log Files and download DB Dump and other dotCMS Content under Tools. Nothing in the System → Maintenance should be displayed for users with site admin role. Only system admins must have access to System Maintenance. OWASP Top 10 - A01) Broken Access Control OWASP Top 10 - A04) Insecure Design In dotCMS dashboard, the Tools and Log Files tabs under System → Maintenance Portlet, which is and always has been an Admin portlet, is accessible to anyone with that portlet and not just to CMS Admins. Users that get site admin but not a system admin, should not have access to the System Maintenance → Tools portlet. This would share database username and password under Log Files and download DB Dump and other dotCMS Content under Tools. Nothing in the System → Maintenance should be displayed for users with site admin role. Only system admins must have access to System Maintenance. OWASP Top 10 - A01) Broken Access Control OWASP Top 10 - A04) Insecure Design
    Added Reference dotCMS LLC https://auth.dotcms.com/security/SI-69 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference dotCMS LLC https://auth.dotcms.com/security/SI-69?token=dc1f0241-b697-41dd-8140-154658e90c54
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description In dotCMS dashboard, the Tools and Log Files tabs under System ? Maintenance Portlet, which is and always has been an Admin portlet, is accessible to anyone with that portlet and not just to CMS Admins. Users that get site admin but not a system admin, should not have access to the System Maintenance ? Tools portlet. This would share database username and password under Log Files and download DB Dump and other dotCMS Content under Tools. Nothing in the System ? Maintenance should be displayed for users with site admin role. Only system admins must have access to System Maintenance. OWASP Top 10 - A01) Broken Access Control OWASP Top 10 - A04) Insecure Design In dotCMS dashboard, the Tools and Log Files tabs under System → Maintenance Portlet, which is and always has been an Admin portlet, is accessible to anyone with that portlet and not just to CMS Admins. Users that get site admin but not a system admin, should not have access to the System Maintenance → Tools portlet. This would share database username and password under Log Files and download DB Dump and other dotCMS Content under Tools. Nothing in the System → Maintenance should be displayed for users with site admin role. Only system admins must have access to System Maintenance. OWASP Top 10 - A01) Broken Access Control OWASP Top 10 - A04) Insecure Design
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In dotCMS dashboard, the Tools and Log Files tabs under System → Maintenance Portlet, which is and always has been an Admin portlet, is accessible to anyone with that portlet and not just to CMS Admins. Users that get site admin but not a system admin, should not have access to the System Maintenance → Tools portlet. This would share database username and password under Log Files and download DB Dump and other dotCMS Content under Tools. Nothing in the System → Maintenance should be displayed for users with site admin role. Only system admins must have access to System Maintenance. OWASP Top 10 - A01) Broken Access Control OWASP Top 10 - A04) Insecure Design
    Added Reference dotCMS LLC https://auth.dotcms.com/security/SI-69?token=dc1f0241-b697-41dd-8140-154658e90c54 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference dotCMS LLC https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/27912 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference dotCMS LLC https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/27909 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE dotCMS LLC CWE-552
    Added CVSS V3.1 dotCMS LLC AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-3164 is associated with the following CWEs:

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