Information disclosure in WAL-G



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-38599
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 WAL-G
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor wal-g

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU55848

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38599

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 upload of cleartext backups when a non-libsodium build is used. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

WAL-G: 0.1.0 - 1.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/wal-g/wal-g/commit/cadf598e1c2a345915a21a44518c5a4d5401e2e3
https://github.com/wal-g/wal-g/pull/1062


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.



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