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CVE-2020-15115

etcd before versions 3.3.23 and 3.4.10 does not perform any password length validation, which allows for very short pass

etcd before versions 3.3.23 and 3.4.10 does not perform any password length validation, which allows for very short passwords, such as those with a length of one. This may allow an attacker to guess or brute-force users' passwords with little computational effort.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8 EPSS 0.00301
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Weakness Classification

CWE-521Weak Password Requirements
CWE-521Weak Password Requirements
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Affected Products & Versions

3
redhat etcd>= 3.3.0 and < 3.3.23
redhat etcd>= 3.4.0 and < 3.4.10
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Go go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 MODERATE fixed in 3.4.10
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Scoring & Timeline

5.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD06 Aug 2020 · 10:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

2
msrcCVE-2020-15115
rhsaRHSA-2021:0916Moderate
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/security/advisories/GHSA-4993-m7g5-r9hhThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L6B6R43Y7M3DCHWK3L3UVGE2K6WWECMP/
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