Insufficiently Protected Credentials Affecting webkit2gtk3 package, versions <0:2.28.4-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-WEBKIT2GTK3-2567557
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 8 Feb 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 webkit2gtk3 to version 0:2.28.4-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-4451.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkit2gtk3 package and not the webkit2gtk3 package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the GNOME Control Center in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 versions prior to 8.2, where it improperly uses Red Hat Customer Portal credentials when a user registers a system through the GNOME Settings User Interface. This flaw allows a local attacker to discover the Red Hat Customer Portal password. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None
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Red Hat

5 medium