{"id":"CVE-2021-45458","aliases":["EUVD-2022-0544","GHSA-9fj5-jg6f-qg5r"],"status":"published","title":"Hardcoded credentials","description":"Apache Kylin provides encryption classes PasswordPlaceholderConfigurer to help users encrypt their passwords. In the encryption algorithm used by this encryption class, the cipher is initialized with a hardcoded key and IV. If users use class PasswordPlaceholderConfigurer to encrypt their password and configure it into kylin's configuration file, there is a risk that the password may be decrypted. This issue affects Apache Kylin 2 version 2.6.6 and prior versions; Apache Kylin 3 version 3.1.2 and prior versions; Apache Kylin 4 version 4.0.0 and prior versions.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.02148,"percentile":0.82242,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-326","CWE-330","CWE-798"],"published":"2022-01-06T12:35:24Z","modified":"2026-10-24T10:30:31Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.apache.kylin:kylin","fixed_in":["3.1.3","4.0.1"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.apache.kylin:kylin","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.3"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.apache.kylin:kylin","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"4.0.0"},{"last_affected":"4.0.0"},{"fixed":"4.0.1"}]}],"versions":["4.0.0"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.apache.kylin:kylin","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.3"}]}],"versions":["0.7.1-incubating","0.7.2-incubating","1.0-incubating","1.1-incubating","1.1.1-incubating","1.2","1.3.0","1.5.0","1.5.1","1.5.2","1.5.2.1","1.5.3","1.5.4","1.5.4.1","1.6.0","2.0.0","2.1.0","2.2.0","2.3.0","2.3.1","2.3.2","2.4.0","2.4.1","2.5.0","2.5.1","2.5.2","2.6.0","2.6.1","2.6.2","2.6.3","2.6.4","2.6.5","2.6.6","3.0.0","3.0.0-alpha","3.0.0-alpha2","3.0.1","3.0.2","3.1.0","3.1.1","3.1.2"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.apache.kylin:kylin","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"4.0.0"},{"fixed":"4.0.1"}]}],"versions":["4.0.0"]}],"products":[{"vendor":"apache","product":"kylin"},{"vendor":"apache software foundation","product":"apache kylin"}],"references":[{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/oof215qz188k16vhlo97cm1jksxdowfy","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Mailing List","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/06/7","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST","x_transferred","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/06/3","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST","x_transferred","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45458","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/kylin/pull/1781","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/kylin/pull/1782","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9fj5-jg6f-qg5r"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/kylin","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2021-45458","title":"Hardcoded credentials","description":"Apache Kylin provides encryption classes PasswordPlaceholderConfigurer to help users encrypt their passwords. In the encryption algorithm used by this encryption class, the cipher is initialized with a hardcoded key and IV. If users use class PasswordPlaceholderConfigurer to encrypt their password and configure it into kylin's configuration file, there is a risk that the password may be decrypted. This issue affects Apache Kylin 2 version 2.6.6 and prior versions; Apache Kylin 3 version 3.1.2 and prior versions; Apache Kylin 4 version 4.0.0 and prior versions.","status":"published","published":"2022-01-06T12:35:24Z","modified":"2024-08-04T04:39:21.117Z","cwes":["CWE-798"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:02.930115Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2022-0544","description":"Apache Kylin provides encryption classes PasswordPlaceholderConfigurer to help users encrypt their passwords. In the encryption algorithm used by this encryption class, the cipher is initialized with a hardcoded key and IV. 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