PT-2020-5078 · Cisco · Cisco Hyperflex Hx-Series

Published 2020-08-19 · Updated 2020-09-01 · CVE-2020-3389

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco Hyperflex HX-Series Software (affected versions not specified)

Description A vulnerability exists in the installation component of the software, allowing an authenticated, local attacker to retrieve the password configured at installation. This is due to sensitive information being stored as clear text. An attacker could exploit this by authenticating to the device and navigating to the directory containing sensitive information, potentially obtaining sensitive information in clear text. The issue is also related to errors in data encryption.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-311

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-05668

CVE-2020-3389

Affected Products

Cisco Hyperflex Hx-Series

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-3389 · Vendor Advisory
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-HYP-WSV-yT3j5hSB · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-05668 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3389 · Security Note