CVE-2020-5406 is a vulnerability in VMware Tanzu Application Service Vms
Published on April 10, 2020
PCF Autoscaling logs its database credentials
VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs, 2.6.x versions prior to 2.6.18, 2.7.x versions prior to 2.7.11, and 2.8.x versions prior to 2.8.5, includes a version of PCF Autoscaling that writes database connection properties to its log, including database username and password. A malicious user with access to those logs may gain unauthorized access to the database being used by Autoscaling.
Weakness Type
Insufficiently Protected Credentials
The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-5406
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Affected Versions
Pivotal VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs:- Version 2.8.x and below 2.8.5 is affected.
- Version 2.7.x and below 2.7.11 is affected.
- Version 2.6.x and below 2.6.18 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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