CVE-2022-36051: zitadel Interpretation Conflict

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-36051 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Interpretation Conflict vulnerability in zitadel. EPSS estimates a 0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 31-08-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 23-04-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

ZITADEL combines the ease of Auth0 and the versatility of Keycloak.**Actions**, introduced in ZITADEL **1.42.0** on the API and **1.56.0** for Console, is a feature, where users with role.`ORG_OWNER` are able to create Javascript Code, which is invoked by the system at certain points during the login. **Actions**, for example, allow creating authorizations (user grants) on newly created users programmatically. Due to a missing authorization check, **Actions** were able to grant authorizations for projects that belong to other organizations inside the same Instance. Granting authorizations via API and Console is not affected by this vulnerability. There is currently no known workaround, users should update.

• CWE-436Interpretation ConflictProduct A handles inputs or steps differently than Product B, which causes A to perform incorrect actions based on its perception of B's state.
• CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationThe 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.