High severity · published Feb 16, 2022
CVE-2021-3551
A flaw was found in the PKI-server, where the spkispawn command, when run in debug mode, stores admin credentials in the installation log file
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in the PKI-server, where the spkispawn command, when run in debug mode, stores admin credentials in the installation log file. This flaw allows a local attacker to retrieve the file to obtain the admin password and gain admin privileges to the Dogtag CA manager. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DO
Dogtagpki · Dogtagpki
10.10.0 before 10.10.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
8.4 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems · Redhat
8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus · Redhat
8.4 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian · Redhat
8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus · Redhat
8.4 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
8.4 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
8.4 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Update Services For Sap Solutions · Redhat
8.4 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
33; 34 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Oracle
8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3551
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3551
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1959971
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