Bridgecrew Checkov: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account

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                               ESB-2021.1269
        CVE-2021-3035 Bridgecrew Checkov: Unsafe deserialization of
                   Terraform files allows code execution
                               15 April 2021

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Bridgecrew Checkov
Publisher:         Palo Alto
Operating System:  UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
                   Windows
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2021-3035  

Original Bulletin: 
   https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3035

Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on 
         different platforms. It is recommended that 
         administrators running Bridgecrew Checkov check for an updated 
         version of the software for their operating system.

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Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories / CVE-2021-3035

CVE-2021-3035 Bridgecrew Checkov: Unsafe deserialization of Terraform files
allows code execution

047910
Severity 6.7 . MEDIUM
Attack Vector NETWORK
Attack Complexity LOW
Privileges Required HIGH
User Interaction NONE
Scope UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact HIGH
Integrity Impact HIGH
Availability Impact LOW
NVD JSON     
Published 2021-04-14
Updated 2021-04-14
Reference
Discovered externally

Description

An unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Bridgecrew Checkov by Prisma Cloud
allows arbitrary code execution when processing a malicious terraform file.

This issue impacts Checkov 2.0 versions earlier than Checkov 2.0.26. Checkov
1.0 versions are not impacted.

Product Status

       Versions        Affected Unaffected
Bridgecrew Checkov 2.0 < 2.0.26 >= 2.0.26
Bridgecrew Checkov 1.0 None     all

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSSv3.1 Base Score: 6.7 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L)

Exploitation Status

Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.

Weakness Type

CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Solution

This issue is fixed in Checkov 2.0.26 and all later releases.

Workarounds and Mitigations

Do not run Checkov on terraform files from untrusted sources or pull requests.

Acknowledgments

Palo Alto Networks thanks Kevin Higgs of Trail of Bits for discovering and
reporting this issue.

Timeline

2021-04-14 Initial publication
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