What is CVE-2020-35184?

CVE-2020-35184 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Docker Composer Image, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-35184?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Docker Composer Image

CVE-2020-35184

The official composer docker images before 1.8.3 contain a blank password for a root user. System using the composer docker container deployed by affected versions of the docker image may allow a remote attacker to achieve root access with a blank password.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.030 (85.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Docker Composer_docker_image
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-35184?: CVE-2020-35184 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Docker Composer Image, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-35184?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.