CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedNGINX Plus, when used as the data plane for NGINX Gateway Fabric, is vulnerable due to an injection flaw in its configuration generator, allowing authenticated attackers to manipulate user-supplied values from specific fields to inject arbitrary NGINX configuration directives. This poses a significant risk as it could lead to unauthorized changes in server behavior, potentially compromising the integrity of the application. Organizations utilizing NGINX Gateway Fabric should prioritize remediation, especially those with permissions to modify Authentication Filter resources.
Original NVD Description
Description: When NGINX Plus is configured as the data plane for NGINX Gateway Fabric, an injection vulnerability exists in the NGINX configuration generator component of NGINX Gateway Fabric. User-supplied string values from the Authentication Filter Custom Resource Definition clientID or cookieName fields, or in the clientSecret field of a Secret referenced by an Authentication Filter, are rendered directly into NGINX configuration templates without sanitization or escaping. Impact: An authenticated attacker with permission to create or modify these resources may craft values that inject arbitrary NGINX configuration directives. This is a control plane issue; there is no data plane exposure.