CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-43036

Weak Password Requirements

Published: Dec 06, 2021 | Modified: Nov 28, 2022
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An issue was discovered in Kaseya Unitrends Backup Appliance before 10.5.5. The password for the PostgreSQL wguest account is weak.

Weakness

The product does not require that users should have strong passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Unitrends_backup Kaseya 10.0 (including) 10.5.5 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

  • A product’s design should require adherance to an appropriate password policy. Specific password requirements depend strongly on contextual factors, but it is recommended to contain the following attributes:

  • Depending on the threat model, the password policy may include several additional attributes.

  • See NIST 800-63B [REF-1053] for further information on password requirements.

References