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| Vulnerability_id | VCID-3533-gs1j-8yby |
| Summary | etcd has no minimum password length
### Vulnerability type
Access Control
### Workarounds
The etcdctl and etcd API do not enforce a specific password length during user creation or user password update operations. [It is the responsibility of the administrator to enforce these requirements](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/blob/master/Documentation/op-guide/authentication.md#notes-on-password-strength).
### Detail
etcd does not perform any password length validation, which allows for very short passwords, such as those with a length of one. This may allow an attacker to guess or brute-force users’ passwords with little computational effort.
### 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-4993-m7g5-r9hh |
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https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-15115 |
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https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-15115 |
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| cwe_id |
521 |
| name |
Weak Password Requirements |
| description |
The product does not require that users should have strong passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. |
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| cwe_id |
305 |
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Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness |
| description |
The authentication algorithm is sound, but the implemented mechanism can be bypassed as the result of a separate weakness that is primary to the authentication error. |
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| Severity_range_score | 4.0 - 7.5 |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted_severity | 6.8 |
| Risk_score | 3.4 |
| Resource_url | http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-3533-gs1j-8yby |