Vulnerability in Cubefs
CVE-2023-46739
CubeFS is an open-source cloud-native file storage system. A vulnerability was found during in the CubeFS master component in versions prior to 3.3.1 that could allow an untrusted attacker to steal user passwords by carrying out a timing attack. The root case of the vulnerability was that CubeFS used raw string comparison of passwords. The vulnerable part of CubeFS was the UserService of the master component. The UserService gets instantiated when starting the server of the master component. The issue has been patched in v3.3.1. For impacted users, there is no other way to mitigate the issue besides upgrading.
EPSS: 0.004 (27.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Cubefs — versions < 3.3.1
- Linuxfoundation Cubefs
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-46739?
- CVE-2023-46739 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cubefs, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-01-03.
- How severe is CVE-2023-46739?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.