CVE-2022-2805 Information disclosure in ovirt-engine
An attacker with log access can read plaintext passwords from ovirt-engine logs, compromising credential confidentiality.
- 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-2022-2805?
CVE-2022-2805 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Virtualization, published on 19 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in ovirt-engine, which leads to the logging of plaintext passwords in the log file when using otapi-style. This flaw allows an attacker with sufficient privileges to read the log file, leading to confidentiality loss.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2805?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Virtualization.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2805?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2022-2805 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2805 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r2ff-gw5r-6x3q.