Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Apollo Portal before 2.5.0 can let an authenticated low-privilege user read configuration data belonging to other applications or namespaces if they know or guess a release ID. The main business risk is sensitive configuration disclosure, especially if secrets or internal service details are stored there.
Executive priority
Treat as a near-term remediation item, not an emergency. Prioritize faster if Apollo stores secrets, supports multiple teams, or is exposed to many authenticated users. Upgrade planning should be straightforward because the fix is identified in version 2.5.0.
Technical view
When configView.memberOnly.envs is enabled, GET /envs/{env}/releases/{releaseId} failed to verify application and namespace permissions and skipped UserPermissionValidator.shouldHideConfigToCurrentUser(...). This is an ID-based authorization flaw affecting Apollo before 2.5.0, mapped to CWE-639 and CWE-862.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running Apollo Portal versions before 2.5.0 with authenticated users and member-only configuration viewing enabled. Risk rises where many teams share one Portal or where configuration contains credentials, internal endpoints, or tenant-sensitive data.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not report active exploitation, and KEV is false. Exploitation requires Portal authentication and a valid or guessed releaseId. The impact is confidentiality-only in the published CVSS vector, with no integrity or availability impact stated.
Researcher notes
The issue is a missing authorization check on release lookup by ID. The advisory states application and namespace permissions were not verified for this endpoint. Evidence supports confidentiality impact, but the bundle does not include proof of active exploitation or broader affected products.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Apollo to version 2.5.0 or later.
- Review the GitHub advisory and release notes before deployment.
- Limit Apollo Portal access to users with a business need.
- Review configuration content for secrets and rotate exposed credentials if needed.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Apollo Portal deployments and confirm installed versions.
- Check whether configView.memberOnly.envs is enabled.
- Review Portal access logs for unusual release retrieval activity.
- Confirm users cannot view releases outside authorized applications after upgrading.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N2.83.6GitHub_MVulnerability scoring details
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6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/apolloconfig/apollo/security/advisories/GHSA-jxpj-9j24-w337CVE reference, GitHub_M · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/apolloconfig/apollo/pull/5378CVE reference, GitHub_M · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/apolloconfig/apollo/commit/362735ded4f13b62f6ab9df135d7096066e8e291CVE reference, GitHub_M · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/apolloconfig/apollo/releases/tag/v2.5.0CVE reference, GitHub_M · x_refsource_MISC
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Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.
Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.