Security Advisory
ZAA-2020-18
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Security Advisory Details
- ID: ZAA-2020-18
- Date: 09/22/2020
- Title: Authentication bypass in SSO endpoint
- Severity: high
- Product: Zammad 1.0.x up to 3.4.0
- Fixed in: Zammad 3.4.1, 3.5.0
- References:
--> CVE: Pending
Vulnerability Descriptions
Authentication bypass in SSO endpoint
The SSO endpoint is used to create sessions for requests authenticated by a third party system via SSO. An attacker could send a special header to the SSO endpoint in systems that don't have SSO configured. The request would then create a valid and authenticated session that can be used to perform any actions in the name of other users. However, the user would be notified that a new device performed a login.
Special 🙏 and 🤘 and ❤️ to:
- N: Dmitry Sobolev
- D: Security Researcher
Recommended Resolution
It's recommended to update existing Webserver/Reverse Proxies installations that can't be updated automatically.
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For NginX: Extend your "server" block with "proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-User "";" as in
https://github.com/zammad/zammad/blob/develop/contrib/nginx/zammad.conf -
For Apache2: Extend your "VirtualHost" with "RequestHeader unset X-Forwarded-User" as in
https://github.com/zammad/zammad/blob/develop/contrib/apache2/zammad_ssl.conf
This vulnerability is fixed in the latest versions of Zammad and it is recommended to upgrade to one of these.
Fixed releases can be found at:
- https://zammad.org/
- https://ftp.zammad.com/
Or just update your Zammad if installed via OS package manager.
Additional information
Online version of this advisory: https://zammad.com/en/advisories/zaa-2020-18
Send all remarks to security issues to security@zammad.com.