CVE-2018-21019 Home Assistant information disclosure vulnerability

High 7.5 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can read application error logs in Home Assistant, potentially exposing sensitive information.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2018-21019?

CVE-2018-21019 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Home Assistant before 0.67.0 was vulnerable to an information disclosure that allowed an unauthenticated attacker to read the application's error log via components/api.py.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-21019?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including homeassistant. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
homeassistant PyPIAll versions0.67.0
homeassistant PyPIAll versions0.67.0
homeassistant PyPIAll versions0.67.0

Products include Home-Assistant Home-Assistant.

How do I fix CVE-2018-21019?

Upgrade homeassistant to 0.67.0 or later.

Is CVE-2018-21019 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-21019 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mh78-8f49-vjg3, PYSEC-2019-221.

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