CVE-2020-5422 UAA password may appear in BOSH System Metrics Server process arguments
Attackers with local access can read the UAA password from process arguments, compromising cloud infrastructure credentials.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5422?
CVE-2020-5422 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cloud Foundry BOSH System Metrics Server, published on 2 Oct 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
BOSH System Metrics Server releases prior to 0.1.0 exposed the UAA password as a flag to a process running on the BOSH director. It exposed the password to any user or process with access to the same VM (through ps or looking at process details).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5422?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cloud Foundry Bosh System Metrics Server.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5422?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5422 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-5422 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5422 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v9qc-85w7-58x4.