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
EPSS: 0.012 (67.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Dogtagpki
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32, 33, 34
- Redhat Certificate_system — versions 10.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- N/a 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
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, 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.