CVE-2012-5616 Information disclosure in n/a

Low 1.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can read sensitive SSH keys and passwords from log files in Apache CloudStack and Citrix CloudPlatform.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-5616?

CVE-2012-5616 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apache Cloudstack, published on 22 Jan 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apache CloudStack 4.0.0-incubating and Citrix CloudPlatform (formerly Citrix CloudStack) before 3.0.6 stores sensitive information in the log4j.conf log file, which allows local users to obtain (1) the SSH private key as recorded by the createSSHKeyPair API, (2) the password of an added host as recorded by the AddHost API, or the password of an added VM as recorded by the (3) DeployVM or (4) ResetPasswordForVM API.

Weakness: CWE-255

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5616?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including org.apache.cloudstack:cloudstack. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.apache.cloudstack:cloudstack MavenAll versionsNone

Products include Apache Cloudstack, Citrix Cloudplatform.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5616?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5616 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-5616 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5616 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apache Cloudstack vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3pqh-mpvw-5fr2.

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