CVE-2020-5262 GitHub personal access token leaking into temporary EasyBuild (debug) logs
Attackers with access to debug logs can read GitHub Personal Access Tokens, potentially compromising user accounts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-5262?
CVE-2020-5262 is a high-severity vulnerability in easybuilders easybuild-framework, published on 19 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In EasyBuild before version 4.1.2, the GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT) used by EasyBuild for the GitHub integration features (like `--new-pr`, `--fro,-pr`, etc.) is shown in plain text in EasyBuild debug log files. This issue is fixed in EasyBuild v4.1.2, and in the `master`+ `develop` branches of the `easybuild-framework` repository.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5262?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including easybuild-framework and easybuild. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
easybuild-framework PyPI | All versions | 4.1.2 |
easybuild-framework PyPI | All versions | 4.1.2 |
easybuild-framework PyPI | All versions | 4.1.2 |
easybuild PyPI | All versions | 4.1.2 |
Products include Easybuild Project Easybuild.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5262?
Upgrade easybuild-framework to 4.1.2 or later.
Is CVE-2020-5262 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5262 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2wx6-wc87-rmjm, PYSEC-2020-268, PYSEC-2020-41.