CVE-2023-25561 json
Login fail open on JAAS misconfiguration in DataHub
published 2023-02-10 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-29513
- cvss
- 5.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- datahub datahub 0.8.45
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 19 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- datahub-project datahub
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-25561
- NVD CVE-2023-25561
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