CVE-2021-21270

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

OctopusDSC is a PowerShell module with DSC resources that can be used to install and configure an Octopus Deploy Server and Tentacle agent. In OctopusDSC version 4.0.977 and earlier a customer API key used to connect to Octopus Server is exposed via logging in plaintext. This vulnerability is patched in version 4.0.1002.

OctopusDSC es un módulo de PowerShell con recursos de DSC, que se puede utilizar para instalar y configurar un agente de Octopus Deploy Server and Tentacle. En OctopusDSC versión 4.0.977 y anteriores, una clave de la API del cliente usada para conectarse a Octopus Server es expuesta mediante el inicio de sesión en texto plano. Esta vulnerabilidad está parcheada en la versión 4.0.1002

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

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

2020-12-22 CVE Reserved
2021-01-22 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/releases/tag/v4.0.1002	Release Notes
https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/security/advisories/GHSA-phmm-rfg9-94fm	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/commit/24b448e6ac964ed938475add494a145c0473ac42	2021-02-01
https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/pull/270	2021-02-01

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Octopus Search vendor "Octopus"		Octopusdsc Search vendor "Octopus" for product "Octopusdsc"				< 4.0.1002 Search vendor "Octopus" for product "Octopusdsc" and version " < 4.0.1002"		-		Affected