Auth bypass in Clusterlabs Booth
CVE-2022-2553
The authfile directive in the booth config file is ignored, preventing use of authentication in communications from node to node. As a result, nodes that do not have the correct authentication key are not prevented from communicating with other nodes in the cluster.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.012 (64.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Clusterlabs Booth
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0, 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 35, 36
- N/a Booth — versions Booth versions after v1.0-85-gda79b8b are vulnerable. Resolved in booth v1.0-263-g35bf0b7.
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2553?
- CVE-2022-2553 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Clusterlabs Booth, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-07-28.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2553?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.