Auth bypass in Dogtagpki
CVE-2021-20179
A flaw was found in pki-core. An attacker who has successfully compromised a key could use this flaw to renew the corresponding certificate over and over again, as long as it is not explicitly revoked. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (68.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Dogtagpki
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32, 33, 34
- Red Hat Certificate System — versions 10.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Pki-Core — versions pki-core 10.5, pki-core 10.8, pki-core 10.9, pki-core 10.10, pki-core 10.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3478 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3477 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3476 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3475 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3474 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-20179?
- CVE-2021-20179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dogtagpki, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2021-03-15.
- How severe is CVE-2021-20179?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.