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| Vulnerability_id | VCID-7ebn-2p3p-bfg9 |
| Summary | Improper Preservation of Permissions in etcd
### Vulnerability type
Access Controls
### Detail
etcd creates certain directory paths (etcd data directory and the directory path when provided to automatically generate self-signed certificates for TLS connections with clients) with restricted access permissions (700) by using the os.MkdirAll. This function does not perform any permission checks when a given directory path exists already.
### Specific Go Package Affected
github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pkg/fileutil
### Workarounds
Make sure these directories have the desired permit (700).
### References
Find out more on this vulnerability in the [security audit report](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/blob/master/security/SECURITY_AUDIT.pdf)
### For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
* Contact the [etcd security committee](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/blob/master/security/security-release-process.md#product-security-committee-psc) |
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GHSA-chh6-ppwq-jh92 |
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https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-15113 |
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| cwe_id |
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Improper Preservation of Permissions |
| description |
The product does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended. |
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Improper Authorization |
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The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. |
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| Severity_range_score | 4.0 - 7.1 |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted_severity | 6.4 |
| Risk_score | 3.2 |
| Resource_url | http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-7ebn-2p3p-bfg9 |