Vulnerability in LaraDashboard

[ Description ]Official description

LaraDashboard before 1.4.5 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in SettingPolicy::manageCoreUpgrades() that allows non-Superadmin administrators with settings.edit to access Superadmin-only core-upgrade operations. Attackers can use the /admin/settings/core-upgrades backup, download, restore and upgrade actions to obtain database dumps containing password hashes and restore or upgrade the site.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/blob/v1.4.2/app/Policies/SettingPolicy.php
• github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/commit/fdb77b898e6bb0a0df82bbf979c2bfba38a81532
• github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/releases/tag/v1.4.5
• github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/security/advisories/GHSA-rjjq-v76w-8jh4
• www.vulncheck.com/advisories/laradashboard-before-1.4.5-incorrect-authorization-via-set…