CVE-2021-36777 login-proxy sends password to attacker-provided domain

High 8.1 Published Updated

Attackers can trick users into sending clear-text credentials to a malicious server via a manipulated login form in the openSUSE Build Service login proxy.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-36777?

CVE-2021-36777 is a high-severity vulnerability in openSUSE Build service, published on 9 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision vulnerability in the login proxy of the openSUSE Build service allowed attackers to present users with a expected login form that then sends the clear text credentials to an attacker specified server. This issue affects: openSUSE Build service login-proxy-scripts versions prior to dc000cdfe9b9b715fb92195b1a57559362f689ef.

Weakness: CWE-807

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36777?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Opensuse Open Build Service.

How do I fix CVE-2021-36777?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-36777 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-36777 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36777 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3pc4-pj89-2j67.

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