Bridgecrew Checkov: Unsafe deserialization of Terraform files allows code execution
CVE-2021-3040

6.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Palo Alto Networks
Status
Bridgecrew Checkov
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 June 2021

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists

Summary

An unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Bridgecrew Checkov by Prisma Cloud allows arbitrary code execution when processing a malicious terraform file. This issue impacts Checkov 2.0 versions earlier than Checkov 2.0.139. Checkov 1.0 versions are not impacted.

Affected Version(s)

Bridgecrew Checkov 2.0 < 2.0.139

Bridgecrew Checkov 1.0 all

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3040
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.7
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Palo Alto Networks thanks Bryan Eastes for discovering and reporting this issue.
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