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CVE-2021-36778 (GCVE-0-2021-36778)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-02 07:05 – Updated: 2024-09-17 04:09
VLAI
Title
Exposure of repository credentials to external third-party sources
Summary
A Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in SUSE Rancher allows administrators of third-party repositories to gather credentials that are sent to their servers. This issue affects: SUSE Rancher Rancher versions prior to 2.5.12; Rancher versions prior to 2.6.3.
Severity
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
SUSE Rancher Affected: Rancher , < 2.5.12 (custom)
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SUSE Rancher Affected: Rancher , < 2.6.3 (custom)
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Date Public
2022-04-15 00:00
Credits
Avatar Martin Andreas Ullrich
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