Insufficiently Protected Credentials Affecting github.com/kiali/kiali/handlers package, versions <1.16.0-snapshot.1


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Proof of concept
    EPSS 0.21% (59th percentile)
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NVD
8.6 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMKIALIKIALIHANDLERS-561358
  • published 26 Mar 2020
  • disclosed 26 Mar 2020
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/kiali/kiali/handlers to version 1.16.0-snapshot.1 or higher.

Overview

github.com/kiali/kiali/handlers is a handler package part of kiali.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Insufficiently Protected Credentials. A hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in the default configuration file was found in Kiali. A remote attacker could abuse this flaw by creating their own JWT signed tokens and bypass Kiali authentication mechanisms, possibly gaining privileges to view and alter the Istio configuration