CVE-2021-23019 Information disclosure in Nginx Controller
Attackers can obtain administrator credentials from support logs, leading to unauthorized access to the NGINX Controller.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-23019?
CVE-2021-23019 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nginx Controller, published on 1 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The NGINX Controller 2.0.0 thru 2.9.0 and 3.x before 3.15.0 Administrator password may be exposed in the systemd.txt file that is included in the NGINX support package.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23019?
It affects 1 product.
Products include F5 Nginx Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2021-23019?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23019 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-23019 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23019 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nginx Controller
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r42j-8h58-j557.