Authentication Bypass in @apollosproject/data-connector-rock (CVE-2021-32691)
Summary
Authentication bypass in @apollosproject/data-connector-rock (CVE-2021-32691). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Exploitable via create. Mitigation: upgrade to 2.20.0 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Impact
New user registrations are able to access anyone's account by only knowing their basic profile information (name, birthday, gender, etc). This includes all app functionality within the app, as well as any authenticated links to Rock-based webpages (such as giving and events).
Patches
We have released a security patch on v2.20.0. The solution was to create a duplicate person and then patch the new person with their profile details.
Workarounds
If you do not wish to upgrade your app to the new version, you can patch your server by overriding the create data source method on the People class.
create = async (profile) => {
const rockUpdateFields = this.mapApollosFieldsToRock(profile);
// auto-merge functionality is compromised
// we are creating a new user and patching them with profile details
const id = await this.post('/People', {
Gender: 0, // required by Rock. Listed first so it can be overridden.
IsSystem: false, // required by rock
});
await this.patch(`/People/${id}`, {
...rockUpdateFields,
});
return id;
};
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Email us at support@apollos.app
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-32691 has been found in @apollosproject/data-connector-rock.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like create over the network to misuse the product.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
What to do: upgrade @apollosproject/data-connector-rock to 2.20.0 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "@apollosproject/data-connector-rock CVE-2021-32691" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2021-32691 (@apollosproject/data-connector-rock) — CWE-287
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Attack surface: create / People
Patched: 2.20.0 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Authentication bypass (CWE-287) exists in @apollosproject/data-connector-rock. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via create without authentication.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of @apollosproject/data-connector-rock. Attack surface: create / People.
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to 2.20.0.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r '@apollosproject/data-connector-rock' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r '@apollosproject/data-connector-rock' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
@apollosproject/data-connector-rockを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade @apollosproject/data-connector-rock to 2.20.0ステージング環境で 2.20.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com
- web github.com
- web github.com