SB2020062623 - Insecure storage of credentials in ActiveMQ Artemis
Published: June 26, 2020 Updated: July 24, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020062623
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10727)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to passwords of application users.
The vulnerability exists due to ActiveMQ Artemis management API stores passwords in plaintext in the Artemis shadow file (etc/artemis-users.properties file) when executing the `resetUsers` operation. A local user can view contents of the Artemis shadow file and obtain passwords of application users.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.