CVE-2022-46146
Prometheus Exporter Toolkit vulnerable to basic authentication bypass
Description
Prometheus Exporter Toolkit is a utility package to build exporters. Prior to versions 0.7.2 and 0.8.2, if someone has access to a Prometheus web.yml file and users' bcrypted passwords, they can bypass security by poisoning the built-in authentication cache. Versions 0.7.2 and 0.8.2 contain a fix for the issue. There is no workaround, but attacker must have access to the hashed password to use this functionality.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:NIntegrityNone
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
prometheus
oss-projectaka blackbox exporter, alertmanager
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Go
package-ecosystem
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Initial Access
References
https://github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit/security/advisories/GHSA-7rg2-cxvp-9p7p
github.com
https://github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit/commit/5b1eab34484ddd353986bce736cd119d863e4ff5
github.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/29/1
openwall.com
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