aws/resource_aws_iam_user_login_profile.go in the HashiCorp Terraform Amazon Web Services (AWS) provider through v1.12.0 has an inappropriate PRNG algorithm and seeding, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging an IAM account that was provisioned with a weak password
Published Mar 27, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.92%
Description
aws/resource_aws_iam_user_login_profile.go in the HashiCorp Terraform Amazon Web Services (AWS) provider through v1.12.0 has an inappropriate PRNG algorithm and seeding, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging an IAM account that was provisioned with a weak password.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.92% (0.01915) | 79.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02038) | 78.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00432) | 74.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00432) | 73.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00432) | 71.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00305) | 65.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.56% (0.00556) | 13.12th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.56% (0.00556) | 12.63th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.56% (0.00556) | 33.69th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.56% (0.00556) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r48h-jr2j-9g78 Advisory
- https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/blob/02b039aa82dd7fc6e4a97a0922cc5dbbab724021/resource_aws_iam_user_login_profile.go#L70-L80
- https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/commit/efa8cd45c6484ff70b2a515ea7ff06f2459d4ddf
- https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/pull/3934
- https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/pull/3989
- https://github.com/terraform-providers/terraform-provider-aws/pull/3934 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9057
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.