Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in openITCOCKPIT - CVE-2020-10788

 

Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in openITCOCKPIT - CVE-2020-10788

Published: March 25, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU26358
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2020-10788
CWE-ID: CWE-321
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: it-novum GmbH
Affected software:
openITCOCKPIT

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to openITCOCKPIT uses a static WebSocket key. A remote attacker can use the key to impersonate other users.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-10788

Install updates from vendor's website.

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