CVE-2020-27839

Publication date 26 May 2021

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.4 · Medium

Score breakdown

A flaw was found in ceph-dashboard. The JSON Web Token (JWT) used for user authentication is stored by the frontend application in the browser’s localStorage which is potentially vulnerable to attackers via XSS attacks. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the Ceph dashboard was susceptible to a cross-site scripting attack. An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information or gain unintended access.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ceph 22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 16.1.0-0ubuntu2
21.10 impish
Fixed 16.1.0-0ubuntu2
21.04 hirsute
Fixed 16.1.0-0ubuntu2
20.10 groovy
Fixed 15.2.12-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 15.2.12-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected

Patch details

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Package Patch details
ceph

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.4 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact Low
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

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