Improper Authentication in Traefik - CVE-2018-15598

 

Improper Authentication in Traefik - CVE-2018-15598

Published: August 21, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU36769
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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-2018-15598
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Containous
Affected software:
Traefik

Detailed vulnerability description

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

Containous Traefik 1.6.x before 1.6.6, when --api is used, exposes the configuration and secret if authentication is missing and the API's port is publicly reachable.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-15598

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources