Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2023-29433

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-12-09
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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60/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in 腾讯云 tencentcloud-cos allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects tencentcloud-cos: from n/a through 1.0.7.

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 · moderate confidence

Missing authorization vulnerability in Tencent Cloud COS (tencentcloud-cos) library versions through 1.0.7 allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The library fails to properly validate authorization, potentially enabling unauthorized access to cloud object storage resources.

MitigationUpdate tencentcloud-cos to the latest patched version and review/fix access control configurations in COS buckets to ensure proper authorization enforcement.

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CVSS 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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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 checks

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  1. Identify tencentcloud-cos library version
    Run 'pip show tencentcloud-cos' or check your package-lock.json / requirements.txt for the tencentcloud-cos package version
    Affected if The displayed version is 1.0.7 or any version lower than 1.0.7
  2. Confirm library is in use
    Search project code for imports of 'tencentcloud.cos' or 'tencentcloud_cos' modules, and verify the library is actually being called at runtime
    Affected if The library is imported and invoked in your application's code execution path
  3. Check for bucket access control configuration
    Review COS bucket policies and ACL settings where the tencentcloud-cos library interacts - look for overly permissive policies (e.g., 'Principal: "*"' with 'Effect: "Allow"' on sensitive operations)
    Affected if COS buckets accessed by this library have misconfigured ACLs or overly permissive policies that could bypass authorization checks

You are affected if tencentcloud-cos version 1.0.7 or earlier is installed AND your application uses this library to interact with COS buckets that have weak or permissive access control configurations.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update tencentcloud-cos to the latest patched version and review/fix access control configurations in COS buckets to ensure proper authorization enforcement.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Latest version of tencentcloud-cos after 1.0.7 (check Tencent Cloud official sources for specific version)

  1. Check the official Tencent Cloud SDK repository or Tencent Cloud documentation for the latest version of tencentcloud-cos
  2. Upgrade tencentcloud-cos to the latest available version that includes the security fix for the missing authorization vulnerability
  3. After upgrading, verify that the access control configurations are properly set according to Tencent Cloud best practices
  4. Test the application to ensure the authorization checks are functioning correctly
Caveat Review Tencent Cloud SDK release notes for any breaking changes between 1.0.7 and the target version

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,750
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