CVE-2023-1786
sensitive data exposure in cloud-init logs
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
Track
*SSVC
Descriptions
Sensitive data could be exposed in logs of cloud-init before version 23.1.2. An attacker could use this information to find hashed passwords and possibly escalate their privilege.
A vulnerability was found in cloud-init. With this flaw, exposure of sensitive data is possible in world-readable cloud-init logs. This flaw allows an attacker to use this information to find hashed passwords and possibly escalate their privilege.
James Glovich discovered that sensitive data could be exposed in logs. An attacker could use this information to find hashed passwords and possibly escalate their privilege.
*Credits:
James Golovich
CVSS Scores
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Attack Vector
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2023-03-31 CVE Reserved
- 2023-04-26 CVE Published
- 2025-02-13 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
- CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/commit/a378b7e4f47375458651c0972e7cd813f6fe0a6b | 2023-05-08 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6042-1 | 2023-05-08 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1786 | 2023-11-14 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2190079 | 2023-11-14 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Cloud-init Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Cloud-init" | < 23.1.2 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Cloud-init" and version " < 23.1.2" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | esm |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | esm |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 20.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "20.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 22.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "22.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 22.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "22.10" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 23.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "23.04" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 38 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "38" | - |
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