6.2
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2021-21270
OctopusDSC Exposes Customer API Key
Description

OctopusDSC is a PowerShell module with DSC resources that can be used to install and configure an Octopus Deploy Server and Tentacle agent. In OctopusDSC version 4.0.977 and earlier a customer API key used to connect to Octopus Server is exposed via logging in plaintext. This vulnerability is patched in version 4.0.1002.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 22, 2021, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:47 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-21270 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 Octopus octopusdsc
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-21270 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-21270 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-21270 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/commit/24b448e6ac964ed938475add494a145c0473ac42
    Added Reference https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/pull/270
    Added Reference https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/releases/tag/v4.0.1002
    Added Reference https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/security/advisories/GHSA-phmm-rfg9-94fm
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 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://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/commit/24b448e6ac964ed938475add494a145c0473ac42 No Types Assigned https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/commit/24b448e6ac964ed938475add494a145c0473ac42 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/pull/270 No Types Assigned https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/pull/270 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/releases/tag/v4.0.1002 No Types Assigned https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/releases/tag/v4.0.1002 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/security/advisories/GHSA-phmm-rfg9-94fm No Types Assigned https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/security/advisories/GHSA-phmm-rfg9-94fm Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopusdsc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.0.1002
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description OctopusDSC is a PowerShell module with DSC resources that can be used to install and configure an Octopus Deploy Server and Tentacle agent. In OctopusDSC version 4.0.977 and earlier a customer API key used to connect to Octopus Server is exposed via logging in plaintext. This vulnerability is patched in version 4.0.1002. OctopusDSC is a PowerShell module with DSC resources that can be used to install and configure an Octopus Deploy Server and Tentacle agent. In OctopusDSC version 4.0.977 and earlier a customer API key used to connect to Octopus Server is exposed via logging in plaintext. This vulnerability is patched in version 4.0.1002.
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.2
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 2.1
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
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

0.09980

percentile