CVE-2020-5422

UAA password may appear in BOSH System Metrics Server process arguments

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS Score

Published: October 2, 2020 at 05:10 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:21 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorBosh System Metrics Server

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Severity

MEDIUM6.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.9%

Description

BOSH System Metrics Server releases prior to 0.1.0 exposed the UAA password as a flag to a process running on the BOSH director. It exposed the password to any user or process with access to the same VM (through ps or looking at process details).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Bosh System Metrics Server · Cloudfoundry

95%

v < 0.1.0

Affected range stops below 0.1.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2020-5422

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2020-5422

CVSS

6.5MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-214CWE-668

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