CVE-2021-38379 Information disclosure in n/a
Medium 5.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-38379 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2021-38379 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38379 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38379/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38379/index.md)
Local attackers can access sensitive information due to insecure permissions in the CFEngine Enterprise Hub.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-38379?
CVE-2021-38379 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Hub in CFEngine Enterprise 3.6.7 through 3.18.0 has Insecure Permissions that allow local Information Disclosure.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38379?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Northern.tech Cfengine.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38379?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2021-38379 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38379 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6vwp-mfgg-rh6c.