SB2020062623 - Insecure storage of credentials in ActiveMQ Artemis

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SB2020062623 - Insecure storage of credentials in ActiveMQ Artemis

Published: June 26, 2020 Updated: July 24, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020062623
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Information disclosure

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10727)

CWE-ID: CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

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


The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to passwords of application users.

The vulnerability exists due to ActiveMQ Artemis management API stores passwords in plaintext in the Artemis shadow file (etc/artemis-users.properties file) when executing the `resetUsers` operation. A local user can view contents of the Artemis shadow file and obtain passwords of application users.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References