CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-32264

Missing Origin Validation in WebSockets

Published: Mar 08, 2024 | Modified: Mar 08, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

CWE-1385 vulnerability in OpenText Documentum D2 affecting versions16.5.1 to CE 23.2. The vulnerability could allow upload arbitrary code and execute it on the clients computer.

Weakness

The product uses a WebSocket, but it does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid.

Extended Description

WebSockets provide a bi-directional low latency communication (near real-time) between a client and a server. WebSockets are different than HTTP in that the connections are long-lived, as the channel will remain open until the client or the server is ready to send the message, whereas in HTTP, once the response occurs (which typically happens immediately), the transaction completes. A WebSocket can leverage the existing HTTP protocol over ports 80 and 443, but it is not limited to HTTP. WebSockets can make cross-origin requests that are not restricted by browser-based protection mechanisms such as the Same Origin Policy (SOP) or Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS). Without explicit origin validation, this makes CSRF attacks more powerful.

Potential Mitigations

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