Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2021 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2020-27839
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in ceph-dashboard. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.4% (higher than 84% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.4%top 15.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in ceph-dashboard. The JSON Web Token (JWT) used for user authentication is stored by the frontend application in the browser’s localStorage which is potentially vulnerable to attackers via XSS attacks. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | ceph | 14.2.18-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27839 |
| Debian:13 | ceph | 14.2.18-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27839 |
| Debian:14 | ceph | 14.2.18-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27839 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | ceph-dashboard | ceph-dashboard 14.2.17, ceph-dashboard 15.2.9 |
Weakness: CWE-522
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1901330 x_refsource_MISC