SB2019120902 - Information disclosure in Terraform

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SB2019120902 - Information disclosure in Terraform

Published: December 9, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019120902
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19316)

CWE-ID: CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in the "github.com/hashicorp/terraform/tree/master/backend/remote-state/azure" due to software uses insecure communication channel to transmit sensitive information when using the Azure backend with a shared access signature (SAS). A remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can gain access to sensitive data, such as the token and state snapshot.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References