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CVE-2022-45157

Summary
Assigner-suse
Assigner Org ID-404e59f5-483d-4b8a-8e7a-e67604dd8afb
Published At-13 Nov, 2024 | 13:39
Updated At-13 Nov, 2024 | 14:39
Rejected At-
Credits

Exposure of vSphere's CPI and CSI credentials in Rancher

A vulnerability has been identified in the way that Rancher stores vSphere's CPI (Cloud Provider Interface) and CSI (Container Storage Interface) credentials used to deploy clusters through the vSphere cloud provider. This issue leads to the vSphere CPI and CSI passwords being stored in a plaintext object inside Rancher. This vulnerability is only applicable to users that deploy clusters in vSphere environments.

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▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:suse
Assigner Org ID:404e59f5-483d-4b8a-8e7a-e67604dd8afb
Published At:13 Nov, 2024 | 13:39
Updated At:13 Nov, 2024 | 14:39
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
Exposure of vSphere's CPI and CSI credentials in Rancher

A vulnerability has been identified in the way that Rancher stores vSphere's CPI (Cloud Provider Interface) and CSI (Container Storage Interface) credentials used to deploy clusters through the vSphere cloud provider. This issue leads to the vSphere CPI and CSI passwords being stored in a plaintext object inside Rancher. This vulnerability is only applicable to users that deploy clusters in vSphere environments.

Affected Products
Vendor
SUSESUSE
Product
rancher
Package Name
github.com/rancher/rancher
Default Status
unaffected
Versions
Affected
  • From 2.9.0 before 2.9.3 (semver)
  • From 2.7.0 before 2.8.9 (semver)
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-522CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-522
Description: CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.19.1CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
4.08.5HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:L/SA:L
Version: 3.1
Base score: 9.1
Base severity: CRITICAL
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
Version: 4.0
Base score: 8.5
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:L/SA:L
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HyperlinkResource
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2022-45157
N/A
https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-xj7w-r753-vj8v
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Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2022-45157
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-xj7w-r753-vj8v
Resource: N/A
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
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▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:meissner@suse.de
Published At:13 Nov, 2024 | 14:15
Updated At:13 Nov, 2024 | 17:01

A vulnerability has been identified in the way that Rancher stores vSphere's CPI (Cloud Provider Interface) and CSI (Container Storage Interface) credentials used to deploy clusters through the vSphere cloud provider. This issue leads to the vSphere CPI and CSI passwords being stored in a plaintext object inside Rancher. This vulnerability is only applicable to users that deploy clusters in vSphere environments.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
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Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary4.08.5HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Secondary3.19.1CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
Type: Secondary
Version: 4.0
Base score: 8.5
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Type: Secondary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 9.1
Base severity: CRITICAL
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
CPE Matches
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-522Secondarymeissner@suse.de
CWE ID: CWE-522
Type: Secondary
Source: meissner@suse.de
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https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2022-45157meissner@suse.de
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https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-xj7w-r753-vj8vmeissner@suse.de
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Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2022-45157
Source: meissner@suse.de
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://github.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-xj7w-r753-vj8v
Source: meissner@suse.de
Resource: N/A

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