7.5

CVE-2018-16856: openstack octavia

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesGHSA-qcj3-h27m-mp9xPYSEC-2019-193RHSA-2019:0567
Published 26-03-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-16856 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in openstack octavia. EPSS estimates a 0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.89%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 26-03-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In a default Red Hat Openstack Platform Director installation, openstack-octavia before versions openstack-octavia 2.0.2-5 and openstack-octavia-3.0.1-0.20181009115732 creates log files that are readable by all users. Sensitive information such as private keys can appear in these log files allowing for information exposure.

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.89%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

59%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.89% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.89%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat12 products
  • openstack12 | 13 | 14
  • openstack-octavia< 0:2.0.3-2.el7ost | < 0:3.0.2-0.20181219195054.ec4c88e.el7ost
  • openstack-octavia-amphora-agent< 0:2.0.3-2.el7ost | < 0:3.0.2-0.20181219195054.ec4c88e.el7ost
  • openstack-octavia-api< 0:2.0.3-2.el7ost | < 0:3.0.2-0.20181219195054.ec4c88e.el7ost
  • openstack-octavia-common< 0:2.0.3-2.el7ost | < 0:3.0.2-0.20181219195054.ec4c88e.el7ost
[unknown]1 product
Openstack1 product
  • octavia≥ 2.0.0, < 2.0.2-5 | ≥ 3.0.0, < 3.0.1-0.20181009115732
PyPI1 product
  • octavia< 2.1.0 | ≥ 3.0.0.0b1, < 3.1.0 | < 2.0.3
Ubuntu1 product
  • octaviaAll versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 16 products

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