CVE-2024-39905: Red DiscordBot Red-DiscordBot Vulnerable To Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2024-39905 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.3) red-discordbot vulnerable to incorrect authorization vulnerability (CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization) affecting Red DiscordBot libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves red-discordbot vulnerable to incorrect authorization in commands api. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 3.5.10.
CVE-2024-39905 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 5.3
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2024-39905
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Red DiscordBot dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
pip install Red-DiscordBot>=3.5.10Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
pip show Red-DiscordBotHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Python environment is affected by CVE-2024-39905, inspect your installed packages using pip:
pip show Red-DiscordBotAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Red DiscordBot in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 3.5.10), your application is affected.
Note: The pip show Red-DiscordBot command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization, where the product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. In Red DiscordBot, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2024-39905 Affected Red DiscordBot Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Red-DiscordBot
|
PyPI |
≥ 3.5.0
< 3.5.10
|
3.5.10
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-5jq8-q6rj-9gq4",
"modified" : "2024-07-11T18:33:32Z",
"published" : "2024-07-11T17:32:42Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2024-39905" ],
"summary" : "Red-DiscordBot vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization in commands API",
"details" : "### Impact\n\nDue to a bug in Red's Core API, 3rd-party cogs using the [`@commands.can_manage_channel()`](https://docs.discord.red/en/stable/framework_checks.html#redbot.core.commands.can_manage_channel) command permission check without additional permission controls may authorize a user to run a command even when that user doesn't have permissions to manage a channel.\nNone of the core commands or core cogs are affected. The maintainers of the project are not aware of any _public_ 3rd-party cog utilizing this API at the time of writing this advisory.\n\nThe [`@commands.mod_or_can_manage_channel()`](https://docs.discord.red/en/stable/framework_checks.html#redbot.core.commands.mod_or_can_manage_channel), [`@commands.admin_or_can_manage_channel()`](https://docs.discord.red/en/stable/framework_checks.html#redbot.core.commands.admin_or_can_manage_channel), and [`@commands.guildowner_or_can_manage_channel()`](https://docs.discord.red/en/stable/framework_checks.html#redbot.core.commands.guildowner_or_can_manage_channel) command permission checks are unaffected.\n\nCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N\nCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/AU:Y/R:U/RE:L\n\n### Patches\n\nThe problem was patched in PR #6398 and later released in version [3.5.10](https://pypi.org/project/Red-DiscordBot/3.5.10/).\n\n### Workarounds\n\nAny cog using the [`@commands.can_manage_channel()`](https://docs.discord.red/en/stable/framework_checks.html#redbot.core.commands.can_manage_channel) command permission check should be unloaded until an upgrade to a patched version can be performed.\n\n### References\n\nhttps://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/pull/6398\nhttps://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/releases/tag/3.5.10\nhttps://pypi.org/project/Red-DiscordBot/3.5.10/\n\n",
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"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"
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"type" : "CVSS_V4",
"score" : "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
} ],
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"name" : "Red-DiscordBot"
},
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} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/security/advisories/GHSA-5jq8-q6rj-9gq4"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39905"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/pull/6398"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/commit/0b0b23b9717b40ed4f8715720b199417c8e89750"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-863" ],
"severity" : "MODERATE",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2024-07-11T17:32:42Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2024-07-11T16:15:05Z"
}
}