Unprotected storage of credentials in SBR Carrier - CVE-2019-0072
Published: October 10, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21702
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0072
CWE-ID: CWE-256
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Juniper Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
SBR Carrier
SBR Carrier
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to other users' credentials.
The vulnerability exists in the identity and access management certificate generation procedure due to application stored credentials in plain text in a configuration file on the system. A local user can view contents of the configuration file and gain access to passwords for 3rd party integration.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-0072
Install updates from vendor's website.