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Q1What is this vulnerability? (Essence + Consequences)
๐จ **Essence**: Ory Oathkeeper suffers from an **HTTP Path Traversal** flaw. <br>๐ฅ **Consequences**: Attackers can bypass authorization controls, potentially gaining unauthorized access to protected resources.โฆ
๐ก๏ธ **CWE**: CWE-23 (Path Traversal). <br>๐ **Flaw**: The application fails to properly sanitize HTTP request paths. This allows malicious inputs to traverse directory structures, leading to security logic failures.
Q3Who is affected? (Versions/Components)
๐ฆ **Vendor**: Ory. <br>๐ **Affected**: All versions of **Ory Oathkeeper** prior to **v26.2.0**. If you are running an older version, you are vulnerable.
Q4What can hackers do? (Privileges/Data)
๐ **Privileges**: **Authorization Bypass**. <br>๐ **Data**: High impact on Confidentiality (C:H) and Integrity (I:H).โฆ
โก **Threshold**: **Low**. <br>๐ **Auth/Config**: CVSS indicates **AV:N** (Network), **AC:L** (Low Complexity), **PR:N** (No Privileges Required). No user interaction or complex setup is needed to exploit this remotely.
Q6Is there a public Exp? (PoC/Wild Exploitation)
๐ซ **Public Exp?**: **No**. The `pocs` field is empty. While the vulnerability is confirmed, there are no known public Proof-of-Concept (PoC) scripts or wild exploitation tools available yet.
Q7How to self-check? (Features/Scanning)
๐ **Self-Check**: Scan for **Ory Oathkeeper** services. <br>๐ **Feature**: Check your version number. If it is `< 26.2.0`, you are at risk.โฆ
โ **Fixed?**: **Yes**. <br>๐ฉน **Patch**: Upgrade to **Ory Oathkeeper v26.2.0** or later. The fix is available via the official GitHub commit and security advisory (GHSA-p224-6x5r-fjpm).
Q9What if no patch? (Workaround)
๐ **No Patch?**: If you cannot upgrade immediately: <br>1. Implement strict **WAF rules** to block path traversal characters (`../`). <br>2. Restrict network access to the Oathkeeper API endpoints. <br>3.โฆ