// For flags

CVE-2020-15115

No minimum password length in etcd

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

etcd before versions 3.3.23 and 3.4.10 does not perform any password length validation, which allows for very short passwords, such as those with a length of one. This may allow an attacker to guess or brute-force users' passwords with little computational effort.

etcd anterior a las versiones 3.3.23 y 3.4.10, no lleva a cabo ninguna comprobación de longitud de contraseña, lo que permite contraseñas muy cortas, como aquellas con una longitud de uno. Esto puede permitir a un atacante adivinar o forzar las contraseñas de los usuarios con poco esfuerzo computacional

A flaw was found in etcd, where it does not perform any password length validation, which allows for very short passwords, such as those with a length of one. This flaw allows an attacker to guess or brute-force users' passwords with little computational effort. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-06-25 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-08-06 CVE Published
  • 2023-11-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-305: Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness
  • CWE-521: Weak Password Requirements
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Redhat
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Etcd
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Etcd"
>= 3.3.0 < 3.3.23
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Etcd" and version " >= 3.3.0 < 3.3.23"
-
Affected
Redhat
Search vendor "Redhat"
Etcd
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Etcd"
>= 3.4.0 < 3.4.10
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Etcd" and version " >= 3.4.0 < 3.4.10"
-
Affected
Fedoraproject
Search vendor "Fedoraproject"
Fedora
Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"
32
Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "32"
-
Affected