# CVE-2018-17954: crowbar provision leaks admin password to all nodes in cleartext

> Root users on any managed node can gain root access on other nodes due to cleartext password leakage in the provisioning tool.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 3 Apr 2020
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m786-w84g-pcv9

## What is CVE-2018-17954?

CVE-2018-17954 is a critical vulnerability in SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7, published on 3 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An Improper Privilege Management in crowbar of SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 allows root users on any crowbar managed node to cause become root on any other node. This issue affects: SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 crowbar-core versions prior to 4.0+git.1578392992.fabfd186c-9.63.1, crowbar-. SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ardana-cinder versions prior to 8.0+git.1579279939.ee7da88-3.39.3, ardana-. SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 ardana-ansible versions prior to 9.0+git.1581611758.f694f7d-3.16.1, ardana-. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 crowbar-core versions prior to 5.0+git.1582968668.1a55c77c5-3.35.4, crowbar-. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 crowbar-core versions prior to 6.0+git.1582892022.cbd70e833-3.19.3, crowbar-.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17954?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Suse Openstack Cloud, Suse Openstack Cloud Crowbar.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-17954?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2018-17954 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17954 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-17954 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-17954 is a critical vulnerability in SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7, published on 3 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17954 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7. 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-2018-17954/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17954/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17954
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17954
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-17954

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17954/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.