PT-2023-27366 · Kong · Kong Insomnia

Published 2023-10-04 · Updated 2024-09-20 · CVE-2023-40299

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Kong Insomnia version 2023.4.0

Description The issue allows attackers to execute code and access restricted files, or make requests for TCC permissions, by using the DYLD INSERT LIBRARIES environment variable. This can be exploited on macOS systems.

Recommendations For Kong Insomnia version 2023.4.0, consider restricting the use of the DYLD INSERT LIBRARIES environment variable to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-114

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-40299

Affected Products

Kong Insomnia

References · 9

• 🔥 https://angelystor.com/posts/cve-2023-40299 · Exploit
• https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/pull/6217/commits · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40299 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40299 · Security Note
• https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/71653 · Telegram Post
• https://insomnia.rest/changelog · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/95433 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/59015 · Telegram Post