Insufficient Randomness in The Pallets Projects Werkzeug

1) Use of insufficiently random values

EUVDB-ID: #VU26754

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-330 - Use of Insufficiently Random Values

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to sensitive information on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the SHA1 hash algorithm is used with 1000 rounds for hashing. A local attacker can gain access to sensitive information on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Werkzeug: 0.1 - 0.12

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:palletsprojects:werkzeug:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:palletsprojects:werkzeug:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:palletsprojects:werkzeug:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-WERKZEUG-564338
https://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/pull/753

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.