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CVE-2020-1764 Details

Description

A hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in the default configuration file was found in Kiali, all versions prior to 1.15.1. A remote attacker could abuse this flaw by creating their own JWT signed tokens and bypass Kiali authentication mechanisms, possibly gaining privileges to view and alter the Istio configuration.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.6 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.6 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1764	CVE	Issue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory
https://kiali.io/news/security-bulletins/kiali-security-001/	CVE	ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1764	[email protected]	Issue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory
https://kiali.io/news/security-bulletins/kiali-security-001/	[email protected]	ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-798	Use of Hard-coded Credentials	[email protected]
CWE-321	Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
kiali kiali	< 1.15.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:kiali:kiali:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat openshift service mesh	1.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_service_mesh:1.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 28, 2020	Reanalysis	[email protected]
Mar 30, 2020	Initial Analysis	[email protected]