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CVE-2018-16886: Improper Authentication

February 15, 2022 (updated April 12, 2022)

etcd versions 3.2.x before 3.2.26 and 3.3.x before 3.3.11 is vulnerable to an improper authentication issue when role-based access control (RBAC) is used and client-cert-auth is enabled. If an etcd client server TLS certificate contains a Common Name (CN) which matches a valid RBAC username, a remote attacker may authenticate as that user with any valid (trusted) client certificate in a REST API request to the gRPC-gateway.

References

  • www.securityfocus.com/bid/106540
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0237
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1352
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16886
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-h6xx-pmxh-3wgp
  • github.com/etcd-io/etcd/blob/1eee465a43720d713bb69f7b7f5e120135fdb1ac/CHANGELOG-3.2.md
  • github.com/etcd-io/etcd/blob/1eee465a43720d713bb69f7b7f5e120135fdb1ac/CHANGELOG-3.3.md
  • github.com/etcd-io/etcd/commit/0191509637546621d6f2e18e074e955ab8ef374d
  • github.com/etcd-io/etcd/commit/bf9d0d8291dc71ecbfb2690612954e1a298154b2
  • github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/10366
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JX7QTIT465BQGRGNCE74RATRQLKT2QE4/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UPGYHMSKDPW5GAMI7BEP3XQRVRLLBJKS/
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16886

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 3.2.0 before 3.2.26, all versions starting from 3.3.0 before 3.3.11

Fixed versions

  • 3.2.26
  • 3.3.11

Solution

Upgrade to versions 3.2.26, 3.3.11 or above.

Impact 8.1 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Source file

go/go.etcd.io/etcd/v3/CVE-2018-16886.yml

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