9.1
CRITICAL
CVE-2022-45157
Rancher vSphere Unencrypted Credentials Storage Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability has been identified in the way that Rancher stores vSphere's CPI (Cloud Provider Interface) and CSI (Container Storage Interface) credentials used to deploy clusters through the vSphere cloud provider. This issue leads to the vSphere CPI and CSI passwords being stored in a plaintext object inside Rancher. This vulnerability is only applicable to users that deploy clusters in vSphere environments.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 13, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 13, 2024, 5:01 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.3

Exploitability Score :

3.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-45157 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.

No affected product recoded yet

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-2022-45157.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2022-45157
https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-xj7w-r753-vj8v

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-45157 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
Google Chrome Patches High-Severity Flaw CVE-2024-11395 in Latest Stable Release

Google has released a new stable version of its Chrome browser for desktop, addressing three security vulnerabilities, including one high-severity flaw. The update, versions 131.0.6778.85/.86 for Wind ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 20, 2024 (1 month ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Iranian Cyber Group Emennet Pasargad’s Expanding Operations Targeting Global Networks

A joint cybersecurity advisory from the FBI, U.S. Department of Treasury, and Israel National Cyber Directorate has revealed new tactics employed by the Iranian cyber group Emennet Pasargad (operating ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 01, 2024 (1 month, 3 weeks ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Denial-of-Service Vulnerability Found in Squid Proxy Server (CVE-2024-45802)

A recent security advisory from the SQUID project has highlighted a critical Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-45802 (CVSS 7.5), in Squid, a popular open-source caching proxy ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 30, 2024 (1 month, 3 weeks ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2022-45157 (CVSS 9.1): Critical Security Flaw in Rancher Exposes vSphere Credentials in Plaintext

Image: SUSEThe SUSE Rancher Security team has recently issued a high-severity advisory, CVE-2022-45157, warning users of a critical vulnerability affecting Rancher’s handling of vSphere’s Cloud Provid ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 28, 2024 (1 month, 3 weeks ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-45157 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability has been identified in the way that Rancher stores vSphere's CPI (Cloud Provider Interface) and CSI (Container Storage Interface) credentials used to deploy clusters through the vSphere cloud provider. This issue leads to the vSphere CPI and CSI passwords being stored in a plaintext object inside Rancher. This vulnerability is only applicable to users that deploy clusters in vSphere environments.
    Added Reference SUSE https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2022-45157 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference SUSE https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-xj7w-r753-vj8v [No types assigned]
    Added CWE SUSE CWE-522
    Added CVSS V3.1 SUSE AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
    Added CVSS V4.0 SUSE CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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