Plaintext Credential Exposure in Brocade SANnav
CVE-2019-16206

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

Status
Brocade Sannav
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 November 2019

What is CVE-2019-16206?

The authentication mechanism in Brocade SANnav versions prior to v2.0 logs sensitive account credentials in plaintext at the 'trace' and 'debug' logging levels. This vulnerability allows a local authenticated attacker to potentially access these logs and obtain confidential information, jeopardizing security protocols and exposing privileged access details. It is crucial for users to update to a secure version to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

Brocade SANnav versions before v2.0

References

https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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