CVE-2020-35187 The official telegraf docker images before 1.9.4-alpine (Alpine specific) contain a blank password for a root user.
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-35187 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2020-35187 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Dec 2020.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35187 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35187/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35187/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-35187?
CVE-2020-35187 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Dec 2020.
Official description
The official telegraf docker images before 1.9.4-alpine (Alpine specific) contain a blank password for a root user. System using the telegraf docker container deployed by affected versions of the docker image may allow a remote attacker to achieve root access with a blank password.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-35187?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Influxdata Telegraf.
How do I fix CVE-2020-35187?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-35187 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-35187 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35187 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r9v7-wgfw-56p5.