Overview
A significant vulnerability has been identified in savignano S/Notify, a popular notification system used in conjunction with Confluence. The vulnerability allows for a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack, potentially compromising system security and leading to data leakage. Given the widespread use of Confluence for project management and team collaboration, the detection of this vulnerability is of high concern for administrators and security professionals across various sectors.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2023-50932
Severity: High (CVSS: 8.3)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: Administrator
User Interaction: Required
Impact: System compromise, data leakage
Affected Products
No phone number, email, or personal info required.
Product | Affected Versions
savignano S/Notify for Confluence | Versions prior to 4.0.2
How the Exploit Works
The vulnerability resides in the configuration settings of the S/Notify tool integrated with Confluence. If an administrative user is logged on and interacts with a malicious link, possibly delivered via email or a compromised website, a CSRF attack can be initiated. Exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to modify the configuration settings of the S/Notify application on the host system. In particular, this can lead to email notifications, which should be encrypted, being sent in plaintext, thereby exposing sensitive information.
Conceptual Example Code
The attack might work conceptually like this, with the attacker tricking the admin into clicking a malicious link or visiting a compromised website:
GET /snotify/configure?emailEncryption=false HTTP/1.1
Host: confluence.example.comThis HTTP request, if executed while an admin user is logged on, would change the S/Notify configuration to stop encrypting email notifications.
Mitigation
To address this vulnerability, it is recommended to apply the patch provided by the vendor. Savignano has released a fix for this issue in version 4.0.2 of S/Notify for Confluence. In the meantime, usage of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. It is also advisable to educate administrators about the risks of CSRF attacks and train them to be cautious when clicking on links in emails and visiting websites.
In the long term, organizations should consider implementing stronger CSRF protections in their web applications and regularly conducting security audits to uncover and fix any potential vulnerabilities.