CVE-2021-39155

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-39155  

An authorization bypass vulnerability was found in istio/istio. The case insensitive host comparison incorrectly works when evaluating rules specified with `host` or `notHost`. This flaw allows an attacker to bypass an Istio authorization policy that uses hosts in the rules, potentially gaining access to the downstream services. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

Description

An authorization bypass vulnerability was found in istio/istio. The case insensitive host comparison incorrectly works when evaluating rules specified with `host` or `notHost`. This flaw allows an attacker to bypass an Istio authorization policy that uses hosts in the rules, potentially gaining access to the downstream services. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

Additional Information

  • Bugzilla 1996929: CVE-2021-39155 istio/istio: HTTP request can bypass authorization mechanisms due to case insensitive host comparison
  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2021-39155