InlongApplication · Apache
CVE-2023-34189
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 · uneditedExposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere Vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache InLong.This issue affects Apache InLong: from 1.4.0 through 1.7.0. The attacker could use general users to delete and update the process, which only the admin can operate occurrences. Users are advised to upgrade to Apache InLong's 1.8.0 or cherry-pick https://github.com/apache/inlong/pull/8109 to solve it.
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 confidenceApache InLong versions 1.4.0-1.7.0 contain an authorization bypass where general users can delete and update processes that should only be accessible to administrators. This is a privilege escalation vulnerability where the application fails to properly enforce role-based access controls on certain API endpoints.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
InlongApplication
>= 1.4.0, <= 1.7.0CVSS 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
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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 Apache InLong installed versionCheck the InLong version by reviewing the product release documentation, startup logs, or the about/page in the InLong admin console. Compare this version number against the affected range: 1.4.0 through 1.7.0.Affected if The installed version falls within >= 1.4.0 and <= 1.7.0.
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Confirm presence of non-admin usersReview the user management section of the InLong admin console or query the user database to identify accounts assigned roles other than administrator.Affected if There are users with non-administrator roles defined in the system.
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Inspect API endpoint authorization configurationExamine the InLong configuration files or role permission settings to identify which API endpoints are designated as admin-only, particularly those for process deletion and update operations.Affected if Process deletion and update endpoints are marked as admin-only but lack enforced role checks.
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Verify role-based access control enforcementUsing a non-admin user account, attempt to access API endpoints for process deletion or update operations. Observe whether the requests are rejected or allowed.Affected if Non-admin users can successfully delete or update processes through the API.
Your environment is affected if you are running Apache InLong version 1.4.0 through 1.7.0 and non-administrator users can access admin-only process deletion or update endpoints.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade to Apache InLong 1.8.0 or cherry-pick PR #8109 to implement proper authorization checks for admin-only operations.
1.8.0
- Upgrade Apache InLong from any version between 1.4.0 and 1.7.0 to version 1.8.0 or later to resolve the privilege escalation vulnerability that allows general users to delete and update admin-only processes
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Inlong
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-34189 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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