Is CVE-2021-3551 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-3551 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-3551?

CVE-2021-3551 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2021-3551?

Patch guidance is available from dogtagpki security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2021-3551.

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Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2021-3551?

13 products: dogtagpki dogtagpki, fedoraproject fedora, fedoraproject fedora, oracle linux, redhat enterprise linux, and 8 more.

Description

A flaw was found in the PKI-server, where the spkispawn command, when run in debug mode, stores admin credentials in the installation log file. This flaw allows a local attacker to retrieve the file to obtain the admin password and gain admin privileges to the Dogtag CA manager. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-312 CWE-312

Metadata

Primary Vendor: DOGTAGPKI
Published: 2/16/2022
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

dogtagpki : dogtagpkifedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedoraoracle : linuxredhat : enterprise_linuxredhat : enterprise_linux_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systemsredhat : enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endianredhat : enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_server_ausredhat : enterprise_linux_server_tusredhat : enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD