CVE-2021-31796

Description

An inadequate encryption vulnerability discovered in CyberArk Credential Provider before 12.1 may lead to Information Disclosure. An attacker may realistically have enough information that the number of possible keys (for a credential file) is only one, and the number is usually not higher than 2^36.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.61%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory korelogic.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.cyberark.com/resources/blog product
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2021-008.txt third party advisory mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164023/CyberArk-Credential-File-Insufficient-Effective-Key-Space.html third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-31796?
CVE-2021-31796 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-31796?
To fix CVE-2021-31796, 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-2021-31796 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-31796 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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