medium5.5
CVE-2020-10727
ActiveMQ Artemis has Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Impact
A flaw was found in ActiveMQ Artemis management API from version 2.7.0 up until 2.12.0, where a user inadvertently stores passwords in plaintext in the Artemis shadow file (etc/artemis-users.properties file) when executing the `resetUsers` operation. A local attacker can use this flaw to read the contents of the Artemis shadow file.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.activemq:artemis-commons | >= 2.7.0, <= 2.12.0 | 2.13.0 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Artemis | from 2.7.0 through 2.12.0 |
| Netapp | Oncommand Workflow Automation | All versions |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1827200
- https://issues.redhat.com/browse/ENTMQBR-3435
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210827-0001/
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q9g8-9hpp-xc82
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10727
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210827-0001