CVE-2019-6158 Information disclosure in Lenovo XClarity Administrator

High 8.7 Published Updated

Attackers with log access can read HTTP proxy credentials in clear text from Lenovo XClarity Administrator logs when proxy settings are configured.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-6158?

CVE-2019-6158 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo XClarity Administrator, published on 3 May 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An internal product security audit of Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) discovered HTTP proxy credentials being written to a log file in clear text. This only affects LXCA when HTTP proxy credentials have been configured. This affects LXCA versions 2.0.0 to 2.3.x.

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6158?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lenovo Xclarity Administrator.

How do I fix CVE-2019-6158?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6158 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-6158 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6158 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hq63-xwp9-jmr5.

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