Information disclosure in Cloud Foundry Foundation BOSH System Metrics Server

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU47272

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5422

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software exposes the UAA password as a flag to a process running on the BOSH director. A remote authenticated attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

BOSH System Metrics Server: 0.0.1 - 0.0.24

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry_foundation:bosh_system_metrics_server:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry_foundation:bosh_system_metrics_server:0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry_foundation:bosh_system_metrics_server:0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2020-5422/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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