CVE-2021-29108
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
There is an privilege escalation vulnerability in organization-specific logins in Esri Portal for ArcGIS versions 10.9 and below that may allow a remote, authenticated attacker who is able to intercept and modify a SAML assertion to impersonate another account (XML Signature Wrapping Attack). In addition patching, Esri also strongly recommends as best practice for SAML assertions to be signed and encrypted.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esri | Portal for ArcGIS | 10.9.0 < <10.9.0 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-347: CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Workarounds
Always encrypt and sign SAML assertions.
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-enterprise/administration/Portal-for-ArcGIS-Security-2021-Update-1-Patch/
- https://downloads.esri.com/RESOURCES/ENTERPRISEGIS/Organization-Specific_Logins_FAQs.pdf
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-enterprise/administration/Portal-for-ArcGIS-Security-2021-Update-1-Patch/
- https://downloads.esri.com/RESOURCES/ENTERPRISEGIS/Organization-Specific_Logins_FAQs.pdf
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