CVE-2018-1074 Information disclosure in ovirt-engine

High 7.7 Published 26 Apr 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Host administrators can view cleartext power management credentials, allowing unauthorized access to host power systems.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2018-1074?

CVE-2018-1074 is a high-severity vulnerability in unspecified ovirt-engine, published on 26 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ovirt-engine API and administration web portal before versions 4.2.2.5, 4.1.11.2 is vulnerable to an exposure of Power Management credentials, including cleartext passwords to Host Administrators. A Host Administrator could use this flaw to gain access to the power management systems of hosts they control.

Weakness: CWE-522, CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1074?

It affects 2 products.

Linux distribution packages (20)

`ovirt-engine` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	All versions	`0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7`
`ovirt-engine-backend` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	All versions	`0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7`
`ovirt-engine-dbscripts` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	All versions	`0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7`
`ovirt-engine-extensions-api-impl` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	All versions	`0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7`
`ovirt-engine-extensions-api-impl-javadoc` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	All versions	`0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7`
`ovirt-engine-lib` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	All versions	`0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7`
`ovirt-engine-restapi` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	All versions	`0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7`
`ovirt-engine-setup` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	All versions	`0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7`
`ovirt-engine-setup-base` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	All versions	`0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7`
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	All versions	`0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7`
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine-common` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	All versions	`0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7`
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-vmconsole-proxy-helper` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	All versions	`0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7`
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-websocket-proxy` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	All versions	`0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7`
`ovirt-engine-tools` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	All versions	`0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7`
`ovirt-engine-tools-backup` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	All versions	`0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7`
`ovirt-engine-userportal` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	All versions	`0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7`
`ovirt-engine-vmconsole-proxy-helper` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	All versions	`0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7`
`ovirt-engine-webadmin-portal` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	All versions	`0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7`
`ovirt-engine-websocket-proxy` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	All versions	`0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7`
`rhevm` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4	All versions	`0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7`

Products include Ovirt Ovirt, Redhat Enterprise Virtualization.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1074?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2018-1074 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1074 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qmxf-r2wh-hqpc, RHBA-2018:1219.