#VU23455 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Terraform - CVE-2019-19316
Published: December 9, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23455
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2019-19316
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Terraform
Terraform
Software vendor:
HashiCorp
HashiCorp
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists in the "github.com/hashicorp/terraform/tree/master/backend/remote-state/azure" due to software uses insecure communication channel to transmit sensitive information when using the Azure backend with a shared access signature (SAS). A remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can gain access to sensitive data, such as the token and state snapshot.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.