CVE-2023-46125: Ethyca fides Fides Information Disclosure Vulnerability Vulnerability

MODERATE
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-rjxg-rpg3-9r89
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CVSS 6.5
CWE-200 CWE-863
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2023-46125 is a MODERATE (CVSS 6.5) fides information disclosure vulnerability vulnerability (CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) affecting Ethyca fides libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves fides information disclosure vulnerability in config api endpoint. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 2.22.1.

CVE-2023-46125 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2023-46125
GHSA Identifier GHSA-rjxg-rpg3-9r89
Severity MODERATE
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 6.5
CWE Classification CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Affected Product Ethyca fides
Package Ecosystem PyPI
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 6.5

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

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

How to Fix CVE-2023-46125

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

ethyca-fides fixed: 2.22.1 
pip install ethyca-fides>=2.22.1
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 ethyca-fides

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Python environment is affected by CVE-2023-46125, inspect your installed packages using pip:

pip show ethyca-fides

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Ethyca fides in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 2.22.1), your application is affected.

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

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor, where the product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. In Ethyca fides, 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 The Fides webserver API allows users to retrieve its configuration using the `GET api/v1/config` endpoint. The configuration data is filtered to suppress most sensitive configuration information before it is returned to the user, but even the filtered data contains information about the internals and the backend infrastructure, such as various settings, servers’ addresses and ports and database username. This information is useful for administrative users as well as attackers, thus it should not be revealed to low-privileged users. This vulnerability allows Admin UI users with roles lower than the owner role e.g. the viewer role to retrieve the config information using the API. ### Patches The vulnerability has been patched in Fides version `2.22.1`. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to secure their systems against this threat. ### Workarounds There are no workarounds.

CVE-2023-46125 Affected Ethyca fides Versions

1 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
2.22.1
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
ethyca-fides
pypi/ethyca-fides
PyPI
< 2.22.1
2.22.1

References

GitHub Advisory / Wiki ADVISORY
https://github.com/ethyca/fides/security/advisories/GHSA-rjxg-rpg3-9r89
NVD — CVE-2023-46125 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46125
Security Fix Commit FIX COMMIT
https://github.com/ethyca/fides/commit/c9f3a620a4b4c1916e0941cb5624dcd636f06d06
Ethyca fides Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/ethyca/fides
Ethyca fides Release RELEASE
https://github.com/ethyca/fides/releases/tag/2.22.1

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-46125?
CVE-2023-46125 is a security vulnerability in Ethyca fides involving Fides Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Config API Endpoint under CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor.
Which Ethyca fides versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 2.22.1 across affected packages: ethyca-fides.
What version fixes CVE-2023-46125?
Upgrading to 2.22.1 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is ethyca-fides affected?
Yes, ethyca-fides is affected in releases prior to 2.22.1. Upgrade your dependency to 2.22.1 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-46125?
CVE-2023-46125 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (MODERATE) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2023-46125?
CVE-2023-46125 is classified under CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.).
How can I check PyPI dependencies for CVE-2023-46125?
Run the dependency tree command: 'pip show ethyca-fides'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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