# CVE-2018-1074: Information disclosure in ovirt-engine > Host administrators can view cleartext power management credentials, allowing unauthorized access to host power systems. - **Severity:** High 7.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 26 Apr 2018 - **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-qmxf-r2wh-hqpc, RHBA-2018:1219 ## 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 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1074? It affects 2 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `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: 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. ## Other vulnerabilities in unspecified ovirt-engine - [CVE-2014-7851](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7851/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5) - [CVE-2017-15113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15113/): Information disclosure in ovirt-engine (high 7.2) - [CVE-2014-0152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0152/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 6.8) - [CVE-2019-3879](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3879/): Missing authorization in ovirt-engine (medium 6.5) - [CVE-2019-10194](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10194/): Information disclosure in ovirt-engine-metrics (medium 5.9) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1074 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: 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. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1074 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: unspecified ovirt-engine. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1074/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1074/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1074 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1074 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1074 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1074/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.