Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Cassandra - CVE-2020-17516

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Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Cassandra - CVE-2020-17516

Published: February 2, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU50246
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17516
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cassandra
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to software uses insecure communication channel to transmit sensitive information when using "dc" or "rack" internode_encryption setting. A remote attacker can use unencrypted connection despite not being in the same rack or dc, and bypass mutual TLS requirement.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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