Information disclosure in WAL-G - CVE-2021-38599
Published: August 13, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55848
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38599
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the upload of cleartext backups when a non-libsodium build is used. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Affected software
WAL-G
How to mitigate CVE-2021-38599
Install updates from vendor's website.
WAL-G - update to 1.1