CVE-2023-31062
Published: 22 May 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-31062 is a critical-severity Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269) vulnerability in Apache Inlong. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 42.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-31062 is an improper privilege management vulnerability affecting Apache InLong versions 1.2.0 through 1.6.0. The flaw resides in the component's handling of authenticated sessions and allows an authenticated but unprivileged user to perform actions beyond their assigned permissions.
An attacker with a valid low-privileged account can exploit the issue by capturing the session cookie returned from a login request and replaying it in a subsequent HTTP request crafted with Burp Suite, thereby bypassing intended access controls and potentially achieving full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Apache advisories recommend upgrading to InLong 1.7.0 or applying the fix from pull request 7836 to resolve the privilege-management gap.
The EPSS score rose materially from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0800 on 2025-01-22 before receding, indicating that exploitation interest increased after disclosure and that the CVE merits renewed attention.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-2125
Vulnerability details
Improper Privilege Management Vulnerabilities in Apache Software Foundation Apache InLong.This issue affects Apache InLong: from 1.2.0 through 1.6.0. When the attacker has access to a valid (but unprivileged) account, the exploit can be executed using Burp Suite by sending a…
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login request and following it with a subsequent HTTP request using the returned cookie. Users are advised to upgrade to Apache InLong's 1.7.0 or cherry-pick https://github.com/apache/inlong/pull/7836 https://github.com/apache/inlong/pull/7836 to solve it.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Policy addresses roles, responsibilities, and privilege management to prevent improper privilege assignments.
Access supervision ensures privileges are assigned and managed without improper escalation or retention.
Assigning group/role memberships and access authorizations (privileges) while reviewing accounts addresses improper privilege management.
Enforces proper privilege management by requiring all decisions through the verified reference monitor.
By mandating division of duties across roles, the control enforces proper privilege management and prevents a single entity from controlling an entire sensitive process.
Implements core proper privilege management by restricting to only required rights.
Policy requires training on privilege management and least privilege, making it harder to exploit improper privilege management weaknesses.
Training covers proper privilege management practices, making incorrect privilege assignments less likely.