CVE-2021-45081 Weak cryptography in n/a
Medium 5.9
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-45081 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2021-45081 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45081 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-2021-45081/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45081/index.md)
Cobbler uses HTTP instead of HTTPS for certain routines, allowing attackers to intercept sensitive data or bypass security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-45081?
CVE-2021-45081 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Cobbler through 3.3.1. Routines in several files use the HTTP protocol instead of the more secure HTTPS.
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-45081?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cobbler Project Cobbler.
How do I fix CVE-2021-45081?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2021-45081 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45081 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-332r-78jx-2j2m, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-45081.