FedoraOperating system · Fedoraproject
CVE-2020-11033
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn GLPI from version 9.1 and before version 9.4.6, any API user with READ right on User itemtype will have access to full list of users when querying apirest.php/User. The response contains: - All api_tokens which can be used to do privileges escalations or read/update/delete data normally non accessible to the current user. - All personal_tokens can display another users planning. Exploiting this vulnerability requires the api to be enabled, a technician account. It can be mitigated by adding an application token. This is fixed in version 9.4.6.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceGLPI REST API (apirest.php) exposes all users' API tokens and personal tokens to any authenticated user with READ rights on User itemtype, enabling privilege escalation and unauthorized access to planning data. The vulnerability exists in versions 9.1 through 9.4.5 and requires the API to be enabled with a technician account.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
FedoraOperating system
= 31= 32>= 9.1, < 9.4.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify GLPI versionLocate the GLPI installation directory and check the version file (typically version.php or similar) or access the GLPI login page footer which displays the version numberAffected if The installed version is 9.1 through 9.4.5 (inclusive)
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Confirm REST API is enabledCheck if the file apirest.php exists in the /ajax/ or /front/ directory of the GLPI installation and is accessible via HTTPAffected if The REST API endpoint (apirest.php) exists and responds to requests
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Verify API authentication is configuredAttempt to authenticate to the REST API using a technician account's credentials (username and password) to obtain a session tokenAffected if A valid technician account can successfully authenticate to the REST API and receive a session token
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Check User itemtype read accessExamine the profile permissions for the authenticated API user to determine if they have READ rights on the User itemtypeAffected if The API-authenticated user has READ or higher permission on User objects in their profile
A user is affected if they run GLPI versions 9.1-9.4.5 with the REST API enabled and a technician account that has READ access to User items, allowing that account to view all users' API tokens.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data9.4.6
Upgrade to GLPI version 9.4.6 or later. Alternatively, adding an application token can mitigate the risk until upgrade is possible.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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