GHSA-2rmp-fw5r-j5qv
Improper Authentication in InfluxDB
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/influxdata/influxdb | < 1.7.6 | 1.7.6 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
InfluxDB before 1.7.6 has an authentication bypass vulnerability in the authenticate function in `services/httpd/handler.go` because a JWT token may have an empty SharedSecret (aka shared secret).
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20933
- https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues/12927
- https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/commit/761b557315ff9c1642cf3b0e5797cd3d983a24c0
- https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/compare/v1.7.5...v1.7.6
- https://github.com/ticarpi/jwt_tool/blob/a6ca3e0524a204b5add070bc6874cb4e7e5a9864/jwt_tool.py#L1368
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00030.html
- https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/influxdata/influxdb/services/httpd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4823