Description
MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 lacks authentication in the wire protocol, allowing unauthenticated clients to connect with full publish, subscribe, and database clear privileges. Attackers can bypass the compile-time protocol string check and connect with arbitrary client names to execute privileged operations including DB_CLEAR which resets all variables and clears client mail queues.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
themoos core-moos
Default version status: unaffected
0 to ≤ 10.4.0affected
References
- https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/pull/84 ↗
- https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/commit/5ff5cdec44242156a168cc1a545a6a21357bd3ac ↗
- https://github.com/themoos/core-moos ↗
- https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/blob/ec9c77c68fcbdef8f5e4c60fe243acd223433f0c/Core/libMOOS/DB/MOOSDB.cpp#L1163 ↗
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/moos-core-moos-through-10.4.0-missing-authentication-for-moosdb-publish-subscribe-and-db-clear ↗