CVE-2021-38599

WAL-G before 1.1, when a non-libsodium build (e.g., one of the official binary releases published as GitHub Releases) is used, silently ignores the libsodium encryption key and uploads cleartext backups. This is arguably a Principle of Least Surprise violation because "the user likely wanted to encrypt all file activity."

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/wal-g/wal-g/commit/cadf598e1c2a345915a21a44518c5a4d5401e2e3	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/wal-g/wal-g/pull/1062	Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wal-g_project:wal-g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-08-12 16:15

Updated : 2022-07-12 17:42

NVD link : CVE-2021-38599

Mitre link : CVE-2021-38599

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-38599

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wal-g_project

wal-g

CWE

CWE-754

Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

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