CVE-2022-2553
booth: authfile directive in booth config file is completely ignored.
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 1, 2022
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in booth in the way it handles the authfile directive in configuration files, which causes authentication to be skipped between nodes. As a result, an attacker-controlled node that does not have the correct authentication key does not prevent communication with other nodes in the cluster.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE-287 · Improper Authentication