SB2019120902 - Information disclosure in Terraform
Published: December 9, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019120902
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19316)
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.