Medium severity · published Dec 16, 2021
CVE-2021-45097
KNIME Server before 4.12.6 and 4.13.x before 4.13.4 (when installed in unattended mode) keeps the administrator's password in a file without appropriate file access controls,…
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
KNIME Server before 4.12.6 and 4.13.x before 4.13.4 (when installed in unattended mode) keeps the administrator's password in a file without appropriate file access controls, allowing all local users to read its content.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KS
Knime Server · Knime
through 4.12.5; 4.13 before 4.13.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45097
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-45097
Broken Link
https://github.com/dawid-czarnecki/public-vulnerabilities/tree/master/KNIME/CVE-weak-file-permission
zigrin.com
https://zigrin.com/advisories/knime-server-weak-file-permissions/
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