6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-28496
Arista EOS Information Disclosure
Description

On systems running Arista EOS and CloudEOS with the affected release version, when using shared secret profiles the password configured for use by BiDirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) will be leaked when displaying output over eAPI or other JSON outputs to other authenticated users on the device. The affected EOS Versions are: all releases in 4.22.x train, 4.23.9 and below releases in the 4.23.x train, 4.24.7 and below releases in the 4.24.x train, 4.25.4 and below releases in the 4.25.x train, 4.26.1 and below releases in the 4.26.x train

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 21, 2021, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:59 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-28496 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 Arista eos
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2021-28496.

URL Resource
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/13243-security-advisory-0069 Vendor Advisory
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/13243-security-advisory-0069 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-28496 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-28496 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://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/13243-security-advisory-0069
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-311
    Added CWE NIST CWE-522
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 28, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/13243-security-advisory-0069 No Types Assigned https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/13243-security-advisory-0069 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-311
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.22 up to (including) 4.22.7m *cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.23 up to (excluding) 4.23.10 *cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.24 up to (excluding) 4.24.8 *cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.25 up to (excluding) 4.25.5 *cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.26 up to (excluding) 4.26.2
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-2021-28496 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-2021-28496 weaknesses.

CAPEC-31: Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies CAPEC-37: Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data CAPEC-65: Sniff Application Code Sniff Application Code CAPEC-157: Sniffing Attacks Sniffing Attacks CAPEC-158: Sniffing Network Traffic Sniffing Network Traffic CAPEC-204: Lifting Sensitive Data Embedded in Cache Lifting Sensitive Data Embedded in Cache CAPEC-383: Harvesting Information via API Event Monitoring Harvesting Information via API Event Monitoring CAPEC-384: Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle CAPEC-385: Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API Manipulation Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API Manipulation CAPEC-386: Application API Navigation Remapping Application API Navigation Remapping CAPEC-387: Navigation Remapping To Propagate Malicious Content Navigation Remapping To Propagate Malicious Content CAPEC-388: Application API Button Hijacking Application API Button Hijacking CAPEC-477: Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content CAPEC-609: Cellular Traffic Intercept Cellular Traffic Intercept CAPEC-50: Password Recovery Exploitation Password Recovery Exploitation CAPEC-102: Session Sidejacking Session Sidejacking CAPEC-474: Signature Spoofing by Key Theft Signature Spoofing by Key Theft CAPEC-509: Kerberoasting Kerberoasting CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service Modify Existing Service CAPEC-555: Remote Services with Stolen Credentials Remote Services with Stolen Credentials CAPEC-560: Use of Known Domain Credentials Use of Known Domain Credentials CAPEC-561: Windows Admin Shares with Stolen Credentials Windows Admin Shares with Stolen Credentials CAPEC-600: Credential Stuffing Credential Stuffing CAPEC-644: Use of Captured Hashes (Pass The Hash) Use of Captured Hashes (Pass The Hash) CAPEC-645: Use of Captured Tickets (Pass The Ticket) Use of Captured Tickets (Pass The Ticket) CAPEC-652: Use of Known Kerberos Credentials Use of Known Kerberos Credentials CAPEC-653: Use of Known Operating System Credentials Use of Known Operating System Credentials
Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.26633

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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