CVE-2020-15115 in Red Hat and Fedora Project Products
Published on August 6, 2020
No minimum password length in etcd
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-15115 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Weak Password Requirements
The product does not require that users should have strong passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. Authentication mechanisms often rely on a memorized secret (also known as a password) to provide an assertion of identity for a user of a system. It is therefore important that this password be of sufficient complexity and impractical for an adversary to guess. The specific requirements around how complex a password needs to be depends on the type of system being protected. Selecting the correct password requirements and enforcing them through implementation are critical to the overall success of the authentication mechanism.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-15115
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Affected Versions
etcd-io etcd:- Version < 3.3.23 is affected.
- Version < 3.4.10 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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