CVE-2020-5426: Scheduler for TAS can transmit privileged UAA token in plaintext
23805
03 November 2020
03 November 2020
CLOSED
HIGH
CVE-2020-5426
Severity
High
Vendor
VMware Tanzu
Description
Scheduler for TAS prior to version 1.4.0 was permitting plaintext transmission of UAA client token by sending it over a non-TLS connection. This also depended on the configuration of the MySQL server which is used to cache a UAA client token used by the service.If intercepted the token can give an attacker admin level access in the cloud controller.
Affected VMware Products and Versions
Severity is high unless otherwise noted.
- Pivotal Scheduler
- All versions prior to 1.4.0
Mitigation
- Pivotal Scheduler
- 1.4.0
References
History
2020-11-03: Initial vulnerability report published.