CVE-2023-25561 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-25561: Login fail open on JAAS misconfiguration in DataHub

Vendor Datahub-Project
Product datahub
Weakness CWE-755
Published February 10, 2023
Last update March 10, 2025

CVSS base score

5.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

DataHub is an open-source metadata platform. In the event a system is using Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) authentication and that system is given a configuration which contains an error, the authentication for the system will fail open and allow an attacker to login using any username and password. The reason for this is that while an error is thrown in the `authenticateJaasUser` method it is swallowed without propagating the error. As a result of this issue unauthenticated users may gain access to the system. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue. This vulnerability was discovered and reported by the GitHub Security lab and is tracked as GHSL-2022-081.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 10, 2023 CVE published
March 10, 2025 Record updated