[Eclipse Ditto] CVE Reservation - Ditto Explorer: unvalidated environmentsURL allows OAuth authorization code + PKCE verifier theft and account takeover via injected OIDC authority
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# CVE Reservation Request
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The Eclipse Foundation is a [Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures](https://cve.mitre.org/) (CVE) Numbering Authority.
Creating this ticket initiates **reservation** of a CVE ID for the documented vulnerability. The reserved CVE ID will be posted in a comment below, and kept **confidential** until explicit publication request.
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## CVE record information
**Project name:** Eclipse Ditto (component: Ditto Explorer UI, `ui/` in https://github.com/eclipse-ditto/ditto, incl. the hosted instance at https://eclipse-ditto.github.io/ditto/)
**Project id:** iot.ditto
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**Versions affected:** [3.6.0, 3.9.7] (no fixed version yet; the range will be updated to the form "[3.6.0, <fix version>)" once a fix is released)
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**Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE):**
- [CWE-15: External Control of System or Configuration Setting](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/15.html)
- [CWE-346: Origin Validation Error](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/346.html)
- [CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/522.html)
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**Common Attack Pattern Enumerations and Classifications (CAPEC):**
- [CAPEC-593: Session Hijacking](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/593.html)
- [CAPEC-176: Configuration/Environment Manipulation](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/176.html)
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**Common Vulnerability Scoring System:** [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N](https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/4.0#CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N) (7.1 High)
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**Summary:**
In Eclipse Ditto versions 3.6.0 to 3.9.7, the Ditto Explorer UI loads its complete environment configuration, including the Ditto API URI and the OpenID Connect (OIDC) provider settings, from an arbitrary cross-origin URL supplied in
the `environmentsURL` query parameter. It adopts this configuration without user confirmation and persists it in the browser's localStorage. A crafted link can therefore set an attacker-controlled OIDC `authority` with `autoSso`
enabled. The UI then automatically starts a login at the genuine identity provider but exchanges the returned authorization code together with its PKCE `code_verifier` at an attacker-controlled token endpoint. This lets the attacker
redeem the code for the victim's access and refresh tokens. Alternatively, an attacker-controlled `api_uri` causes the UI to send the victim's bearer token or Basic credentials to the attacker. Because the configuration is persisted,
later visits to the UI without the crafted link repeat the token theft.
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**Links:**
- GitHub Security Advisory: https://github.com/eclipse-ditto/ditto/security/advisories/GHSA-8767-g5qv-9jcf
- Vulnerability report: https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/work_items/1207
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**Credits:** [Jerin Shaji](https://gitlab.eclipse.org/iamnobody)
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