CVE-2021-0212 Contrail Networking: Administrator credentials are exposed in a plaintext file
A local attacker can read plaintext administrator credentials from a file to elevate privileges in Juniper Contrail Networking.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-0212?
CVE-2021-0212 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Networks Contrail Networking, published on 15 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An Information Exposure vulnerability in Juniper Networks Contrail Networking allows a locally authenticated attacker able to read files to retrieve administrator credentials stored in plaintext thereby elevating their privileges over the system. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Contrail Networking versions prior to 1911.31.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-0212?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Contrail Networking.
How do I fix CVE-2021-0212?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-0212 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-0212 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0212 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-92rw-4752-77x9.