Nautobot missing object-level permissions enforcement when running Job Buttons
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Nautobot is a Network Source of Truth and Network Automation Platform built as a web application atop the Django Python framework with a PostgreSQL or MySQL database. When submitting a Job to run via a Job Button, only the model-level `extras.run_job` permission is checked (i.e., does the user have permission to run Jobs in general). Object-level permissions (i.e., does the user have permission to run this specific Job?) are not enforced by the URL/view used in this case. A user with permissions to run even a single Job can actually run all configured JobButton Jobs. Fix will be available in Nautobot 1.6.8 and 2.1.0
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nautobot | nautobot | 1.5.14 to before 1.6.8; 2.0.0 to before 2.1.0 | 1.6.8, 2.1.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | nautobot (PyPI) | 1.5.14 to before 1.6.8 | 1.6.8 | Patch available | GHSA-vf5m-xrhm-v999 |
| — | nautobot (PyPI) | 2.0.0 to before 2.1.0 | 2.1.0 | Patch available | GHSA-vf5m-xrhm-v999 |
- nautobot Vendornautobot Affected 1.5.14 to before 1.6.8; 2.0.0 to before 2.1.0 Fixed in 1.6.8, 2.1.0 Patch available CNA
- nautobot (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.5.14 to before 1.6.8 Fixed in 1.6.8 Patch available GHSA-vf5m-xrhm-v999
- nautobot (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.1.0 Fixed in 2.1.0 Patch available GHSA-vf5m-xrhm-v999
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:networktocode:nautobot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.14 to before 1.6.8; 2.0.0 to before 2.1.0 | Vulnerable | Networktocode |
- cpe:2.3:a:networktocode:nautobot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.14 to before 1.6.8; 2.0.0 to before 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Networktocode
Remediation
- Fix · CNA nautobot (nautobot) Fixed in 1.6.8, 2.1.0
- Fix · GHSA-vf5m-xrhm-v999 nautobot (PyPI) Fixed in 1.6.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-vf5m-xrhm-v999 nautobot (PyPI) Fixed in 2.1.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-51649
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vf5m-xrhm-v999
References
Patch 3
Other 5
- https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot/issues/4988
- https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot/commit/3d964f996f4926126c1d7853ca87b2ff475997a2
- https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot/commit/d33d0c15a36948c45244e5b5e10bc79b8e62de7f
- https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nautobot/PYSEC-2023-287.yaml
More nautobot vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-10938 Remote code execution in Jinja2 template rendering in Nautobot CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-32681 Nautobot: Webhook definitions could be used for server-side request forgery (SSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
- TI-2024-23004 Nautobot's BANNER_* configuration can be used to inject arbitrary HTML content into Nautobot pages CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-21845 Reflected Cross-site Scripting potential in all object list views in Nautobot CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-15445 Nautobot has XSS potential in rendered Markdown fields CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2023-26544 nautobot has XSS potential in custom links, job buttons, and computed fields CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-51649 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-51649 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vf5m-xrhm-v999 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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