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

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (15.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 15.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-20256: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Red Hat Satellite — versions 6.0
  • Red Hat Satellite — versions As shipped in Red Hat Satellite 6

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.