What is CVE-2021-20256?

CVE-2021-20256 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Satellite, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-02-23.

How severe is CVE-2021-20256?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Red Hat Satellite

CVE-2021-20256

A flaw was found in Red Hat Satellite. The BMC interface exposes the password through the API to an authenticated local attacker with view_hosts permission. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.003 (17.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Redhat Satellite — versions 6.0
N/a Red Hat Satellite — versions As shipped in Red Hat Satellite 6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20256?: CVE-2021-20256 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Satellite, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-02-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-20256?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.