First published: Thu Dec 17 2020(Updated: )
The official composer docker images before 1.8.3 contain a blank password for a root user. System using the composer docker container deployed by affected versions of the docker image may allow a remote attacker to achieve root access with a blank password.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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<1.8.3 |
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CVE-2020-35184 is a vulnerability in the official composer docker images that allows a remote attacker to achieve root access with a blank password.
CVE-2020-35184 has a severity score of 9.8, which is considered critical.
CVE-2020-35184 affects systems using the composer docker container deployed by affected versions of the docker image.
A remote attacker can exploit CVE-2020-35184 by using a blank password to achieve root access on the system.
To fix CVE-2020-35184, update to a version of the composer docker image that is at least 1.8.3 or newer.