CVE-2021-36783

Rancher: Failure to properly sanitize credentials in cluster template answers

Description

A Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in SUSE Rancher allows authenticated Cluster Owners, Cluster Members, Project Owners and Project Members to read credentials, passwords and API tokens that have been stored in cleartext and exposed via API endpoints. This issue affects: SUSE Rancher Rancher versions prior to 2.6.4; Rancher versions prior to 2.5.13.

Category

9.9
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.22%
Vendor Advisory suse.com
Affected: SUSE Rancher
Affected: SUSE Rancher
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1193990 vendor advisory issue tracking
https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-8w87-58w6-hfv8 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-36783?
CVE-2021-36783 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-36783?
To fix CVE-2021-36783, 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-2021-36783 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-36783 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-2021-36783?
CVE-2021-36783 affects SUSE Rancher, SUSE Rancher.
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