Brocade Fabric OS Password API Reveals Passwords in Logs ( v9.2.1)
CVE-2024-29954 Published on June 26, 2024
password management API prints sensitive information in log files
A vulnerability in a password management API in Brocade Fabric OS versions before v9.2.1, v9.2.0b, v9.1.1d, and v8.2.3e prints sensitive information in log files. This could allow an authenticated user to view the server passwords for protocols such as scp and sftp.
Detail.
When the firmwaredownload command is incorrectly entered or points to an erroneous file, the firmware download log captures the failed command, including any password entered in the command line.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-29954 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
The application stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. Because the information is stored in cleartext, attackers could potentially read it. Even if the information is encoded in a way that is not human-readable, certain techniques could determine which encoding is being used, then decode the information.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-29954
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Affected Versions
Brocade Fabric OS Version before v9.2.1, v9.2.0b, v9.1.1d, and v8.2.3e is affected by CVE-2024-29954Exploit Probability
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