Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-25660 |
CWE-ID | CWE-288 |
Exploitation vector | Local network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
Ceph Server applications / Other server solutions |
Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU48684
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25660
CWE-ID:
CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists with in the implementation of the Cephx authentication protocol. A remote attacker with access to the Ceph cluster network can intercept authentication packets and perform replay attacks in Nautilus.
The vulnerability affects msgr2 protocol only and is basically a reintroduction of previously patched vulnerability #VU14542.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsCeph: 14.0.0 - 15.2.5
CPE2.3https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1890354
https://ceph.io/community/v15-2-6-octopus-released/
https://ceph.io/releases/v14-2-14-nautilus-released/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.