CVE-2018-1075: ovirt
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-1075 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in ovirt. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 12-06-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
ovirt-engine up to version 4.2.3 is vulnerable to an unfiltered password when choosing manual db provisioning. When engine-setup was run and one chooses to provision the database manually or connect to a remote database, the password input was logged in cleartext during the verification step. Sharing the provisioning log might inadvertently leak database passwords.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- CVE.orgCNA5.0MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.35%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
27%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.35% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log FileThe product writes sensitive information to a log file.
- CWE-522Insufficiently Protected CredentialsThe product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
Affected systems
[unknown]1 product
- ovirt-engine≤ ovirt-engine 4.2.3
Ovirt1 product
- ovirt< 4.2.3
2 vendors · 2 products
References
3 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1075X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory