CVE-2021-32753

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Se presenta una vulnerabilidad en las versiones Edimburgo, Fuji, Ginebra y Hanoi del software. Cuando la puerta de enlace de la API EdgeX est\u00e1 configurada para la autenticaci\u00f3n OAuth2 y es creado un usuario proxy, el client_id y el client_secret requeridos para obtener un token de autenticaci\u00f3n OAuth2 se ajustan con el nombre de usuario del usuario proxy. Un atacante remoto de la red puede entonces llevar a cabo un ataque de contrase\u00f1a basado en diccionario en el endpoint del token OAuth2 de la puerta de enlace de la API para obtener un token de autenticaci\u00f3n OAuth2 y usar ese token para hacer llamadas autenticadas a los microservicios de EdgeX desde una red no confiable. OAuth2 es el m\u00e9todo de autenticaci\u00f3n predeterminado en la versi\u00f3n de EdgeX Edinburgh. El m\u00e9todo de autenticaci\u00f3n predeterminado fue cambiado a JWT en Fuji y versiones posteriores. 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