CVE-2020-5426
TAS UAA Token Plain Text Transmission Vulnerability
Description
Scheduler for TAS prior to version 1.4.0 was permitting plaintext transmission of UAA client token by sending it over a non-TLS connection. This also depended on the configuration of the MySQL server which is used to cache a UAA client token used by the service. If intercepted the token can give an attacker admin level access in the cloud controller.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 11, 2020, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 1, 2020, 7:51 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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CVE-2020-5426.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5426 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5426 No Types Assigned https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5426 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-319 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:pivotal_scheduler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.4.0 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 11, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Scheduler for TAS prior to version 1.4.0 was permitting plaintext transmission of UAA client token by sending it over a non-TLS connection. This also depended on the configuration of the MySQL server which is used to cache a UAA client token used by the service. If intercepted the token can give an attacker admin level access in the cloud controller. Scheduler for TAS prior to version 1.4.0 was permitting plaintext transmission of UAA client token by sending it over a non-TLS connection. This also depended on the configuration of the MySQL server which is used to cache a UAA client token used by the service. If intercepted the token can give an attacker admin level access in the cloud controller.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-5426 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-5426
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.18 }} 0.02%
score
0.54569
percentile