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ASF GitHub Bot commented on CLOUDSTACK-9705:
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Github user anshul1886 commented on the issue:
https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1865
@koushik-das, This method is there so that it only gets called when the
call is made through 8096 port. Other parameters processing is done at common
place.
> Unauthenticated API allows Admin password reset
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>
> Key: CLOUDSTACK-9705
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9705
> Project: CloudStack
> Issue Type: Bug
> Security Level: Public(Anyone can view this level - this is the
> default.)
> Reporter: Anshul Gangwar
> Assignee: Anshul Gangwar
>
> The "unauthenticated API" allows a caller to reset CloudStack administrator
> passwords. This presents a security risk becaues it allows for privilege
> escallation attacks. First, if the unauthenticated API is listening on the
> network (instead of locally) then any user on the network can reset admin
> passwords. If, the API is only listening locally, then any user with access
> to the local box can resset admin passwords. This would allow them to access
> other hosts within the cloudstack deployment.
> While it may be important to provide a recovery mechanism for admin passwords
> that have been lost or hyjacked, such a solution needs to be secure. We
> should either remove this feature from the Unauthenticated API, or provide a
> solution that is less open to abuse.
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