CVE-2021-21270

low-risk
Published 2021-01-22

OctopusDSC is a PowerShell module with DSC resources that can be used to install and configure an Octopus Deploy Server and Tentacle agent. In OctopusDSC version 4.0.977 and earlier a customer API key used to connect to Octopus Server is exposed via logging in plaintext. This vulnerability is patched in version 4.0.1002.

Do I need to act?

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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.2/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Octopusdsc

Affected Vendors

Octopus

References (8)

Patch https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/commit/24b448e6ac964ed938475add494a1...
Patch https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/pull/270
Release Notes https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/releases/tag/v4.0.1002
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/security/advisories/GHSA-phmm-rfg9-9...
Patch https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/commit/24b448e6ac964ed938475add494a1...
Patch https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/pull/270
Release Notes https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/releases/tag/v4.0.1002
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDSC/security/advisories/GHSA-phmm-rfg9-9...
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low-risk
Severity 20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal