CVE-2023-30861 (High) detected in Flask-1.1.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl

[mend-bolt-for-github]

CVE-2023-30861 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - Flask-1.1.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl

A simple framework for building complex web applications.

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f2/28/2a03252dfb9ebf377f40fba6a7841b47083260bf8bd8e737b0c6952df83f/Flask-1.1.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl

Path to dependency file: /backend/requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /backend/requirements.txt

Dependency Hierarchy:

• Flask_Cors-3.0.9-py2.py3-none-any.whl (Root Library)
  • ❌ Flask-1.1.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: e726ca4e59ed46043e300fe16d6cf883c6ebd22e

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

Flask is a lightweight WSGI web application framework. When all of the following conditions are met, a response containing data intended for one client may be cached and subsequently sent by the proxy to other clients. If the proxy also caches Set-Cookie headers, it may send one client's session cookie to other clients. The severity depends on the application's use of the session and the proxy's behavior regarding cookies. The risk depends on all these conditions being met.

1. The application must be hosted behind a caching proxy that does not strip cookies or ignore responses with cookies.
2. The application sets session.permanent = True
3. The application does not access or modify the session at any point during a request.
4. SESSION_REFRESH_EACH_REQUEST enabled (the default).
5. The application does not set a Cache-Control header to indicate that a page is private or should not be cached.

This happens because vulnerable versions of Flask only set the Vary: Cookie header when the session is accessed or modified, not when it is refreshed (re-sent to update the expiration) without being accessed or modified. This issue has been fixed in versions 2.3.2 and 2.2.5.

Publish Date: 2023-05-02

URL: CVE-2023-30861

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-30861

Release Date: 2023-05-02

Fix Resolution (Flask): 2.2.5

Direct dependency fix Resolution (Flask-Cors): 3.0.10

---

Step up your Open Source Security Game with Mend here