CVE-2021-32635CWE-20CWE-923

Action Commands (run/shell/exec) Against Library URIs Ignore Configured Remote Endpoint

Medium · published May 28, 2021

CVSS v3.1
6.3
EPSS
1%
Percentile
72.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Singularity is an open source container platform. In verions 3.7.2 and 3.7.3, Dde to incorrect use of a default URL, `singularity` action commands (`run`/`shell`/`exec`) specifying a container using a `library://` URI will always attempt to retrieve the container from the default remote endpoint (`cloud.sylabs.io`) rather than the configured remote endpoint. An attacker may be able to push a malicious container to the default remote endpoint with a URI that is identical to the URI used by a victim with a non-default remote endpoint, thus executing the malicious container. Only action commands (`run`/`shell`/`exec`) against `library://` URIs are affected. Other commands such as `pull` / `push` respect the configured remote endpoint. The vulnerability is patched in Singularity version 3.7.4. Two possible workarounds exist: Users can only interact with the default remote endpoint, or an installation can have an execution control list configured to restrict execution to containers signed with specific secure keys.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01415 · 72.5th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation; CWE-923 · Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints
Published
2021-05-28T20:20Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 MAY 20:20Z
    Action Commands (run/shell/exec) Against Library URIs Ignore Configured Remote Endpoint
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