Improper Authentication Affecting prometheus package, versions <0:3.11.51-1.git.5023.0ad933c.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.63% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-PROMETHEUS-5275856
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed15 Aug 2018

Introduced: 15 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-1999043  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 prometheus to version 0:3.11.51-1.git.5023.0ad933c.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHBA-2018:3743.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream prometheus package and not the prometheus package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A denial of service vulnerability exists in Jenkins 2.137 and earlier, 2.121.2 and earlier in BasicAuthenticationFilter.java, BasicHeaderApiTokenAuthenticator.java that allows attackers to create ephemeral in-memory user records by attempting to log in using invalid credentials.