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CVE-2020-1764

kiali: JWT cookie uses default signing key

Severity Score

8.6
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in the default configuration file was found in Kiali, all versions prior to 1.15.1. A remote attacker could abuse this flaw by creating their own JWT signed tokens and bypass Kiali authentication mechanisms, possibly gaining privileges to view and alter the Istio configuration.

Se detectó una vulnerabilidad de clave criptográfica embebida en el archivo de configuración predeterminado en Kiali, todas las versiones anteriores a 1.15.1. Un atacante remoto podría abusar de este fallo mediante la creación de sus propios tokens firmados JWT y omisión de los mecanismos de autenticación de Kiali, posiblemente obteniendo privilegios para visualizar y alterar la configuración de Istio.

A hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in the default configuration file was found in Kiali. A remote attacker could abuse this flaw by creating their own JWT signed tokens and bypass Kiali authentication mechanisms, possibly gaining privileges to view and alter the Istio configuration.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-11-27 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-03-26 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-04 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-321: Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
  • CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Kiali
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Kiali
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< 1.15.1
Search vendor "Kiali" for product "Kiali" and version " < 1.15.1"
-
Affected
Redhat
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Openshift Service Mesh
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift Service Mesh"
1.0
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift Service Mesh" and version "1.0"
-
Affected