CVE-2023-25569 — Apollo is a configuration management system
Apollo is a configuration management system. Prior to version 2.1.0, a low-privileged user can create a special web page. If an authenticated portal admin visits this page, the page can silently send a request to assign new roles for that user without any confirmation from the Po
Published
2023-02-20T15:12:35.031Z
Last modified
2025-03-10T21:08:07.214Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
01What is this vulnerability?
Apollo is a configuration management system. Prior to version 2.1.0, a low-privileged user can create a special web page. If an authenticated portal admin visits this page, the page can silently send a request to assign new roles for that user without any confirmation from the Portal admin. Cookie SameSite strategy was set to Lax in version 2.1.0. As a workaround, avoid visiting unknown source…
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| apolloconfig | apollo | < 2.1.0 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2023-02-20T15:12:35.031Z
- Last modified: 2025-03-10T21:08:07.214Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/apolloconfig/apollo/security/advisories/GHSA-fmxq-v8mg-qh25
- github.com — https://github.com/apolloconfig/apollo/pull/4664
- github.com — https://github.com/apolloconfig/apollo/commit/00d968a7229f809b0d8ed0532e8c01a6c2…
- github.com — https://github.com/apolloconfig/apollo/releases/tag/v2.1.0
- www.apolloconfig.com — https://www.apolloconfig.com/#/en/usage/apollo-user-guide?id=_71-security-relate…
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