Inadequate Encryption Strength in YouTrack - CVE-2021-37551
Published: August 5, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55611
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37551
CWE-ID: CWE-326
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: JetBrains s.r.o.
Affected software:
YouTrack
YouTrack
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows an attacker to restore passwords from hash.
The vulnerability exists due to software uses SHA-256 algorithm for password hashing. An attacker with access to password hashes can recover password from hash.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-37551
Install updates from vendor's website.