Storing passwords in a recoverable format in Apache Kylin - CVE-2021-45458
Published: January 6, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59276
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45458
CWE-ID: CWE-257
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Kylin
Apache Kylin
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to decrypt passwords.
The vulnerability exists due to the way users' passwords are encrypted with the PasswordPlaceholderConfigurer class with hard-coded key and IV. A local user with ability to read Apache Kylin configuration file can obtain hard-coded key and IV and decrypt passwords of application users.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-45458
Install updates from vendor's website.