CVE-2018-1073 Information disclosure in ovirt-engine

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

An attacker can enumerate valid user accounts by observing distinct error messages in the oVirt Engine web console login form.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2018-1073?

CVE-2018-1073 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Virtualization, published on 19 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The web console login form in ovirt-engine before version 4.2.3 returned different errors for non-existent users and invalid passwords, allowing an attacker to discover the names of valid user accounts.

Weakness: CWE-200, CWE-209

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1073?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Ovirt Ovirt-Engine, Redhat Virtualization, Redhat Virtualization Host.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1073?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2018-1073 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1073 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Virtualization vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9ghh-fm37-vrf7.

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