5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-14391
Red Hat GNOME Control Center Red Hat Customer Portal Password Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

A flaw was found in the GNOME Control Center in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 versions prior to 8.2, where it improperly uses Red Hat Customer Portal credentials when a user registers a system through the GNOME Settings User Interface. This flaw allows a local attacker to discover the Red Hat Customer Portal password. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 8, 2021, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 12, 2023, 11:40 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-14391 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gnome control_center
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1873093 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-14391 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-14391 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A flaw was found in the GNOME Control Center, where it improperly uses Red Hat Customer Portal credentials when a user registers a system through the GNOME Settings User Interface. This flaw allows a local attacker to discover the Red Hat Customer Portal password. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality. A flaw was found in the GNOME Control Center in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 versions prior to 8.2, where it improperly uses Red Hat Customer Portal credentials when a user registers a system through the GNOME Settings User Interface. This flaw allows a local attacker to discover the Red Hat Customer Portal password. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
    Removed CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4451 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0266 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14391 [No Types Assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-522
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A flaw was found in the GNOME Control Center in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 versions prior to 8.2, where it improperly uses Red Hat Customer Portal credentials when a user registers a system through the GNOME Settings User Interface. This flaw allows a local attacker to discover the Red Hat Customer Portal password. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality. A flaw was found in the GNOME Control Center, where it improperly uses Red Hat Customer Portal credentials when a user registers a system through the GNOME Settings User Interface. This flaw allows a local attacker to discover the Red Hat Customer Portal password. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
    Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4451 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0266 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14391 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-522
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE NIST CWE-522
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1873093 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1873093 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:control_center:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_aus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_tus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability