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CVE-2017-2665
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-07-06T13:29:00.217 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:16:36.973

Summary

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.

Affected products

mongodb — mongodb

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References

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