Horizon Alert
Summary of the vulnerability and why it matters
This advisory concerns a vulnerability in Chartbrew, an open-source web application used for data visualization. An unauthenticated attacker could potentially access an administrative dashboard if Redis and BullMQ are enabled and not otherwise protected, allowing them to view sensitive job information or alter queue processing. The main concern is confirming relevance and exposure.
- Unprotected admin dashboard exposes queue management.
- Affects data confidentiality, integrity, or availability.
- Confirm if this application is in use.
Attack Path
How an attacker could exploit the issue
An attacker can reach the administrative dashboard of Chartbrew by accessing a specific URL, provided that Redis and BullMQ are enabled and no independent blocking mechanism is in place. This dashboard, intended for managing queues, inadvertently lacks an authentication check, exposing its functionality directly to unauthenticated users. The vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially view sensitive job data and alter queue processing, impacting the application's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
- Unauthenticated network access required.
- Dashboard route on Chartbrew instance.
- Information disclosure and manipulation.
Live Threat
Current exploitation, exposure, and threat context
This vulnerability could expose sensitive job payloads and log contents from Chartbrew's queue management interface when Redis and BullMQ are enabled and not protected by a reverse proxy. An unauthenticated attacker could view job details, and potentially retry, delete, or otherwise alter queue processing, impacting data confidentiality, integrity, or availability.
- Job payloads and logs at risk.
- Reachable via network without authentication.
- May affect data confidentiality, integrity, availability.
Operational Fix
Recommended remediation, mitigation, and detection steps
Application owners and infrastructure teams are likely responsible for securing Chartbrew instances, particularly those with enabled Redis and BullMQ. The immediate first step is to locate all Chartbrew deployments, assess their exposure and business criticality, identify the specific owner, and then plan remediation based on the identified risk.
- Own issue: Application and infrastructure teams.
- Verify first: Chartbrew instances and reachability.
- Action: Plan and execute remediation.
