CVE-2023-50263: Nautobot Unauthenticated Db-file-storage Views Vulnerability

LOW
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-75mc-3pjc-727q
CVSS 3.7
CWE-306 CWE-200
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2023-50263 is a LOW (CVSS 3.7) unauthenticated db-file-storage views vulnerability (CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function) affecting Nautobot libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves unauthenticated db-file-storage views. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 1.6.7, 2.0.6.

CVE-2023-50263 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2023-50263
GHSA Identifier GHSA-75mc-3pjc-727q
Severity LOW
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 3.7
CWE Classification CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Affected Product Nautobot
Package Ecosystem PyPI
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 3.7

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity High (AC:H)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality Low (C:L)
Integrity None (I:N)
Availability None (A:N)

How to Fix CVE-2023-50263

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Nautobot dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

nautobot fixed: 1.6.7
pip install nautobot>=1.6.7
nautobot fixed: 2.0.6
pip install nautobot>=2.0.6
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:

pip show nautobot

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Python environment is affected by CVE-2023-50263, inspect your installed packages using pip:

pip show nautobot

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Nautobot in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 1.6.7), your application is affected.

Note: The pip show nautobot command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function, where the product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. In Nautobot, 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

### Impact In Nautobot 1.x and 2.0.x, the URLs `/files/get/?name=...` and `/files/download/?name=...` are used to provide admin access to files that have been uploaded as part of a run request for a Job that has FileVar inputs. Under normal operation these files are ephemeral and are deleted once the Job in question runs. It was reported by @kircheneer that in the default implementation used in Nautobot, as provided by `django-db-file-storage`, these URLs do not by default require any user authentication to access; they should instead be restricted to only users who have permissions to view Nautobot's `FileProxy` model instances. Note that no URL mechanism is provided for listing or traversal of the available file `name` values, so in practice an unauthenticated user would have to guess names to discover arbitrary files for download, but if a user knows the file name/path value, they can access it without authenticating, so we are considering this a vulnerability. ### Patches Fixes will be included in Nautobot 1.6.7 and Nautobot 2.0.6. ### Workarounds No workaround other than applying the patches included in https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot/pull/4959/files (2.0.x) or https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot/pull/4964/files (1.6.x) ### References - https://github.com/victor-o-silva/db_file_storage/blob/master/db_file_storage/views.py

CVE-2023-50263 Affected Nautobot Versions

2 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
1.6.72.0.6
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
nautobot
PyPI
≥ 1.1.0
< 1.6.7
1.6.7
nautobot
PyPI
≥ 2.0.0
< 2.0.6
2.0.6

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-50263?
CVE-2023-50263 is a security vulnerability in Nautobot involving Unauthenticated db-file-storage views under CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function.
Which Nautobot versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 1.6.7, 2.0.6 across affected packages: nautobot.
What version fixes CVE-2023-50263?
Upgrading to 1.6.7, 2.0.6 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is nautobot affected?
Yes, nautobot is affected in releases prior to 1.6.7, 2.0.6. Upgrade your dependency to 1.6.7, 2.0.6 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-50263?
CVE-2023-50263 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.7 (LOW) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2023-50263?
CVE-2023-50263 is classified under CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function (The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.).
How can I check PyPI dependencies for CVE-2023-50263?
Run the dependency tree command: 'pip show nautobot'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
Machine-readable OSV JSON OSV v1.5 Schema
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