CVE-2020-25678

Description

A flaw was found in ceph in versions prior to 16.y.z where ceph stores mgr module passwords in clear text. This can be found by searching the mgr logs for grafana and dashboard, with passwords visible.

Category

4.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.02%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ceph.com
Affected: n/a ceph
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1892109 issue tracking patch
https://tracker.ceph.com/issues/37503 patch vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OQTBKVXVYP7GPQNZ5VASOIJHMLK7727M/ vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-39 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00034.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-25678?
CVE-2020-25678 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-25678?
To fix CVE-2020-25678, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-25678 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-25678 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-25678?
CVE-2020-25678 affects n/a ceph.
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