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CVE-2016-0898: VMware Pivotal Software Mysql: Information disclosure

CVE-2016-0898 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 10.0 and NVD lists VMware Pivotal Software Mysql as the affected product. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

MySQL for PCF tiles 1.7.x before 1.7.10 were discovered to log the AWS access key in plaintext. These credentials were logged to the Service Backup component logs, and not the system log, thus were not exposed outside the Service Backup VM.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.1 10.0: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
  • Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
  • Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
  • User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
  • Scope: Changed. Impact reaches beyond the vulnerable component to other resources.
  • Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
  • Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
  • Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Underlying weakness

CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

The product writes sensitive information to a log file.

Affected products

  • VMware Pivotal Software Mysql: 1.7.0; 1.7.0.1; 1.7.0.2; 1.7.0.3; 1.7.0.4; 1.7.1; 1.7.2; 1.7.3; 1.7.4; 1.7.5; 1.7.6; 1.7.7

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