Critical severity · published Mar 27, 2018
CVE-2018-9057
aws/resource_aws_iam_user_login_profile.go in the HashiCorp Terraform Amazon Web Services (AWS) provider through v1.12.0 has an inappropriate PRNG algorithm and seeding, which…
9.8
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
aws/resource_aws_iam_user_login_profile.go in the HashiCorp Terraform Amazon Web Services (AWS) provider through v1.12.0 has an inappropriate PRNG algorithm and seeding, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging an IAM account that was provisioned with a weak password.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TE
Terraform · Hashicorp
through 1.12.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9057
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9057
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/terraform-providers/terraform-provider-aws/pull/3934
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