Administrator's password disclosure in NGINX Controller



Published: 2021-05-25
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-23019
CWE-ID CWE-312
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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NGINX Controller
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor F5 Networks

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU53575

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23019

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to the NGINX Controller Administrator password is exposed via the
systemd.txt file that is included in the NGINX support package. An attacker, who can obtain the support package can retrieve administrator's password and gain unauthorized access to the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

NGINX Controller: 2.0.0 - 3.14.0

External links

http://support.f5.com/csp/article/K04884013


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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