CVE-2019-19756 Information disclosure in XClarity Administrator (LXCA)
Windows OS credentials are written to log files in clear text during driver updates, exposing sensitive data to authorized users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-19756?
CVE-2019-19756 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA), published on 13 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An internal product security audit of Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) discovered Windows OS credentials, used to perform driver updates of managed systems, being written to a log file in clear text. This only affects LXCA version 2.6.0 when performing a Windows driver update. Affected logs are only accessible to authorized users in the First Failure Data Capture (FFDC) service log and log files on LXCA.
Weakness: CWE-532
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19756?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lenovo Xclarity Administrator.
How do I fix CVE-2019-19756?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19756 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-19756 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19756 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA)
- CVE-2016-8233 Information disclosure in XClarity Administrator
- CVE-2018-9064 Information disclosure in Lenovo xClarity Administrator
- CVE-2018-9066 Command injection in Lenovo xClarity Administrator
- CVE-2017-3770 Privilege escalation in Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA)
- CVE-2019-6158 Information disclosure in Lenovo XClarity Administrator
Sources
Also known as GHSA-574h-qggc-9ph9.