SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-7196

The HPE BlueData EPIC Software Platform version 4.0 and HPE Ezmeral Container Platform 5.0 use an insecure method of handling sensitive Kerberos passwords that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.86%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.86%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The HPE BlueData EPIC Software Platform version 4.0 and HPE Ezmeral Container Platform 5.0 use an insecure method of handling sensitive Kerberos passwords that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. Specifically, they display the kdc_admin_password in the source file of the url "/bdswebui/assignusers/".

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.86% probability · 56th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-200, CWE-522
Affected
hp/bluedata epic · hp/ezmeral container platform
Source
security-alert@hpe.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.