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Description
A vulnerability in the API of SonarSource SonarQube before 7.5 could allow an authenticated user to discover sensitive information such as valid user-account logins in the web application. The vulnerability occurs because of improperly configured access controls that cause the API to return the externalIdentity field to non-administrator users. The attacker could use this information in subsequent attacks against the system.
Basic information
Type
reviewed
Severity
medium Advisory on GitHub
Open advisory ↗ Repository advisory
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Source code
Not specified Published (advisory)
2022-05-14 01:43:42 UTC
Updated
2024-03-04 22:33:12 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2022-06-28 23:26:18 UTC
NVD published
2018-12-14
EPSS Score
Score
Percentile
0.54%
67.52%
CVSS Scores
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
4.3
3.0
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
CWEs
CWE id
Name
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Affected packages (1)
Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.
Ecosystem
Package
Vulnerable range
First patched
Vulnerable functions
maven
org.sonarsource.sonarqube:sonar-plugin-api < 7.5
7.5
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