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TI-2023-10864 Aliases CVE-2023-25561

Login fail open on JAAS misconfiguration in DataHub

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-755Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00392 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed datahub (datahub-project): 0.8.45

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
datahub-projectdatahubbefore 0.8.450.8.45Patch availableCNA
  • datahub Vendordatahub-project Affected before 0.8.45 Fixed in 0.8.45 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:datahub:datahub:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.8.45VulnerableDatahub
  • cpe:2.3:a:datahub:datahub:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.8.45 Vulnerable ·Datahub

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA datahub (datahub-project) Fixed in 0.8.45

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-25561

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2022-18740 DataHub missing JWT signature check CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2024-14983 Default Privileges allow for high level operations for low privileged users in datahub CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-25771 Privilege escalation through email sign-up in datahub CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2023-25770 Session Expiration Misconfiguration in datahub CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2023-10860 Server-Side Request Forgery in DataHub CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2023-10863 JSON Injection in DataHub CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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