CVE-2017-2665
MEDIUMMongodb - Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Title source: ruleDescription
The skyring-setup command creates random password for mongodb skyring database but it writes password in plain text to /etc/skyring/skyring.conf file which is owned by root but read by local user. Any local user who has access to system running skyring service will be able to get password in plain text.
Scores
CVSS v3
4.8
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
12.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Classification
CWE
CWE-522
Status
published
Affected Products (2)
mongodb/mongodb
redhat/storage_console
Timeline
Published
Jul 06, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026