Vulnerability Description
The AWS ALB Route Directive Adapter For Istio repo https://github.com/awslabs/aws-alb-route-directive-adapter-for-istio/tree/master provides an OIDC authentication mechanism that was integrated into the open source Kubeflow project. The adapter uses JWT for authentication, but lacks proper signer and issuer validation. In deployments of ALB that ignore security best practices, where ALB targets are directly exposed to internet traffic, an actor can provide a JWT signed by an untrusted entity in order to spoof OIDC-federated sessions and successfully bypass authentication. The repository/package has been deprecated, is end of life, and is no longer supported. As a security best practice, ensure that your ELB targets (e.g. EC2 Instances, Fargate Tasks etc.) do not have public IP addresses. Ensure any forked or derivative code validate that the signer attribute in the JWT match the ARN of the Application Load Balancer that the service is configured to use.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2024-011/
- https://github.com/awslabs/aws-alb-route-directive-adapter-for-istio/security/ad
FAQ
What is CVE-2024-8901?
CVE-2024-8901 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). The AWS ALB Route Directive Adapter For Istio repo https://github.com/awslabs/aws-alb-route-directive-adapter-for-istio/tree/master provides an OIDC authentication mechanism that was integrated into...
How severe is CVE-2024-8901?
CVE-2024-8901 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2024-8901?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.