Vulnerability in Pivotal VMware Tanzu Application Service For Vms
CVE-2020-5406
VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs, 2.6.x versions prior to 2.6.18, 2.7.x versions prior to 2.7.11, and 2.8.x versions prior to 2.8.5, includes a version of PCF Autoscaling that writes database connection properties to its log, including database username and password. A malicious user with access to those logs may gain unauthorized access to the database being used by Autoscaling.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (61.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 61.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pivotal VMware Tanzu Application Service For Vms — versions 2.8.x, 2.7.x, 2.6.x
- VMware Tanzu Application Service For Vms
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5406 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5406?
- CVE-2020-5406 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pivotal VMware Tanzu Application Service For Vms, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-04-10.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5406?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.