Vulnerability · Published Oct 2, 2020 · Assigned by pivotal
CVE-2020-5422UAA password may appear in BOSH System Metrics Server process arguments
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in BOSH System Metrics Server from Cloud Foundry. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
BOSH System Metrics Server releases prior to 0.1.0 exposed the UAA password as a flag to a process running on the BOSH director. It exposed the password to any user or process with access to the same VM (through ps or looking at process details).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud Foundry | BOSH System Metrics Server | All – before 0.1.0 |
Weakness: CWE-214
References
- https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2020-5422 x_refsource_CONFIRM