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CVE-2020-5414

App Autoscaler logs credentials

Published: Jul 31, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200
5.7CVSSMEDIUM

Description

VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs (2.7.x versions prior to 2.7.19, 2.8.x versions prior to 2.8.13, and 2.9.x versions prior to 2.9.7) contains an App Autoscaler that logs the UAA admin password. This credential is redacted on VMware Tanzu Operations Manager; however, the unredacted logs are available to authenticated users of the BOSH Director. This credential would grant administrative privileges to a malicious user. The same versions of App Autoscaler also log the App Autoscaler Broker password. Prior to newer versions of Operations Manager, this credential was not redacted from logs. This credential allows a malicious user to create, delete, and modify App Autoscaler services instances. Operations Manager started redacting this credential from logs as of its versions 2.7.15, 2.8.6, and 2.9.1. Note that these logs are typically only visible to foundation administrators and operators.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:RS:UC:LI:LA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:HAvailability
High

Weaknesses

Affected Products

vmwarecommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka vmware inc
vmware tanzucommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka tanzu

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Credential Access
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Timeline

Published
Jul 31, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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