7.5
HIGH
CVE-2020-15115
etcd Weak Password Validation Vulnerability
Description

etcd before versions 3.3.23 and 3.4.10 does not perform any password length validation, which allows for very short passwords, such as those with a length of one. This may allow an attacker to guess or brute-force users' passwords with little computational effort.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 6, 2020, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-15115 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 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Redhat etcd
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-15115.

URL Resource
https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/security/advisories/GHSA-4993-m7g5-r9hh Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L6B6R43Y7M3DCHWK3L3UVGE2K6WWECMP/

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-15115 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-15115 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]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L6B6R43Y7M3DCHWK3L3UVGE2K6WWECMP/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/L6B6R43Y7M3DCHWK3L3UVGE2K6WWECMP/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 21, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/L6B6R43Y7M3DCHWK3L3UVGE2K6WWECMP/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/L6B6R43Y7M3DCHWK3L3UVGE2K6WWECMP/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/L6B6R43Y7M3DCHWK3L3UVGE2K6WWECMP/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 25, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/security/advisories/GHSA-4993-m7g5-r9hh No Types Assigned https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/security/advisories/GHSA-4993-m7g5-r9hh Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-521
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:etcd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3.0 up to (excluding) 3.3.23 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:etcd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.4.0 up to (excluding) 3.4.10
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-15115 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

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

0.18 }} 0.03%

score

0.54823

percentile

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