Use of hard-coded credentials in Juniper Networks Contrail Cloud

1) Use of hard-coded credentials

EUVDB-ID: #VU55003

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0279

CWE-ID: CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to presence of hard-coded credentials in application code within the RabbitMQ service. A remote unauthenticated attacker can use the hard-coded credentials to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or gain access to unspecified sensitive system information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Contrail Cloud: before 13.6.0

External links

http://kb.juniper.net/JSA11183

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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