CVE-2020-25678 Information disclosure in ceph

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

Ceph stores manager module passwords in clear text within logs, allowing attackers with log access to read sensitive credentials.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-25678?

CVE-2020-25678 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 8 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-312

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25678?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Redhat Ceph, Redhat Ceph Storage.

How do I fix CVE-2020-25678?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2020-25678 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25678 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25678, GHSA-h22j-342g-797c, OESA-2021-1100, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25678.

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