Brokercap Bifrost vulnerable to authentication bypass for admin and monitor user groups
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Bifrost is a heterogeneous middleware that synchronizes MySQL, MariaDB to Redis, MongoDB, ClickHouse, MySQL and other services for production environments. Versions prior to 1.8.8-release are subject to authentication bypass in the admin and monitor user groups by deleting the X-Requested-With: XMLHttpRequest field in the request header. This issue has been patched in 1.8.8-release. There are no known workarounds.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brokercap | Bifrost | before 1.8.8-release | 1.8.8-release | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/brokercap/Bifrost (Go) | before 1.8.7-release | 1.8.7-release | Patch available | GHSA-mxrx-fg8p-5p5j |
- Bifrost Vendorbrokercap Affected before 1.8.8-release Fixed in 1.8.8-release Patch available CNA
- github.com/brokercap/Bifrost (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.8.7-release Fixed in 1.8.7-release Patch available GHSA-mxrx-fg8p-5p5j
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Bifrost (brokercap) Fixed in 1.8.8-release
- Fix · GHSA-mxrx-fg8p-5p5j github.com/brokercap/Bifrost (Go) Fixed in 1.8.7-release Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-39267
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mxrx-fg8p-5p5j
References
More Xbifrost Bifrost vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-18598 Bifrost users using basic authntication can bypass write permission limit CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-39267 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-39267 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mxrx-fg8p-5p5j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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