PT-2019-14820 · Pow · Powassent
Danschultzer
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Published
2019-11-25
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Updated
2022-04-12
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CVE-2019-16764
CVSS v3.1
6.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
PowAssent (affected versions not specified)
Description
The use of
String.to atom/1 in PowAssent is susceptible to denial of service attacks. In PowAssent.Phoenix.AuthorizationController, a value is fetched from the user-provided params, and String.to atom/1 is used to convert the binary value to an atom so it can be used to fetch the provider configuration value. This is unsafe as it is user-provided data, and can be used to fill up the whole atom table of ~1M, which will cause the app to crash.Recommendations
As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the
String.to atom/1 function in PowAssent.Phoenix.AuthorizationController until a patch is available. Restrict access to the PowAssent.Phoenix.AuthorizationController to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using user-provided data to convert binary values to atoms in the affected controller until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.Resource Exhaustion
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Affected Products
Powassent