CVE-2021-3551 (GCVE-0-2021-3551)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-02-16 16:37 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:01
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Summary
A flaw was found in the PKI-server, where the spkispawn command, when run in debug mode, stores admin credentials in the installation log file. This flaw allows a local attacker to retrieve the file to obtain the admin password and gain admin privileges to the Dogtag CA manager. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1959971 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | pki-server |
Affected:
pki-core 10.10.6
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