CVE-2017-2665 describes a plaintext password storage vulnerability in the skyring-setup command, affecting MongoDB and Red Hat Storage Console products. The command writes the randomly generated MongoDB Skyring database password to /etc/skyring/skyring.conf, which is readable by local users. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) allows a low-privileged local attacker to gain access to the database password, leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:storage_console:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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