Debian DSA-4823-1 : influxdb - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 144679

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that incorrect validation of JWT tokens in InfluxDB, a time series, metrics, and analytics database, could result in authentication bypass.

Solution

Upgrade the influxdb packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.4-1+deb10u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 144679

File Name: debian_DSA-4823.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/4/2021

Updated: 1/31/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-20933

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:influxdb, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/1/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/19/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-20933

DSA: 4823

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