Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-21432

High

Published: 09 April 2021

Published
09 April 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0030 53.8th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-21432 is a high-severity Improper Authorization (CWE-285) vulnerability in Go-Vela Vela. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 46.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Vela is a Pipeline Automation (CI/CD) framework built on Linux container technology written in Golang. An authentication mechanism added in version 0.7.0 enables some malicious user to obtain secrets utilizing the injected credentials within the `~/.netrc` file. Refer to the…

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referenced GitHub Security Advisory for complete details. This is fixed in version 0.7.5.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

go-vela
vela
≤ 0.7.5

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-285 CWE-862

Documented procedures facilitate correct implementation and ongoing management of authorization decisions.

addresses: CWE-285 CWE-862

Periodic reviews identify and correct flaws in authorization decisions or enforcement.

addresses: CWE-862 CWE-285

Documenting permitted unauthenticated actions prevents missing authorization by making all exceptions explicit and subject to organizational review.

addresses: CWE-285 CWE-862

Establishing permitted attributes and values, plus auditing changes, ensures authorization decisions are based on correctly managed policy data.

addresses: CWE-285 CWE-862

Explicitly mandates authorizing remote access types before permitting connections, directly mitigating improper authorization.

addresses: CWE-285 CWE-862

The control explicitly requires authorization of each wireless access type prior to permitting connections.

addresses: CWE-285 CWE-862

Mandating explicit authorization of mobile device connections reduces the risk of improper authorization decisions for system access.

addresses: CWE-285 CWE-862

Specifying access authorizations for each account and requiring approvals for account requests enforces proper authorization decisions.

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