# CVE-2024-0822: Ovirt: authentication bypass > Attackers can create users without authentication in Red Hat Virtualization Engine due to a flaw in the CreateUserSession command. - **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 25 Jan 2024 - **Updated:** 20 Nov 2025 - **Also known as:** GHSA-4vwj-x32h-m4vj, RHSA-2024:0934 ## What is CVE-2024-0822? CVE-2024-0822 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4, published on 25 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description An authentication bypass vulnerability was found in overt-engine. This flaw allows the creation of users in the system without authentication due to a flaw in the CreateUserSession command. Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-1390 (Weak Authentication) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0822? It affects 1 product. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `ovirt-engine` | Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev | | `ovirt-engine-backend` | Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev | | `ovirt-engine-dbscripts` | Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev | | `ovirt-engine-health-check-bundler` | Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev | | `ovirt-engine-restapi` | Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev | | `ovirt-engine-setup` | Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev | | `ovirt-engine-setup-base` | Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev | | `ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-cinderlib` | Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev | | `ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-imageio` | Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev | | `ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine` | Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev | | `ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine-common` | Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev | | `ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-vmconsole-proxy-helper` | Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev | | `ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-websocket-proxy` | Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev | | `ovirt-engine-tools` | Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev | | `ovirt-engine-tools-backup` | Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev | | `ovirt-engine-vmconsole-proxy-helper` | Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev | | `ovirt-engine-webadmin-portal` | Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev | | `ovirt-engine-websocket-proxy` | Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev | | `python3-ovirt-engine-lib` | Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev | | `rhvm` | Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev | Products: Ovirt Ovirt-Engine. ## How do I fix CVE-2024-0822? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2024-0822 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0822 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4 - [CVE-2013-4367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4367/): Misconfiguration in ovirt-engine (high 7.8) - [CVE-2020-35497](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35497/): Information disclosure in ovirt-engine (medium 6.5) - [CVE-2020-14333](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14333/): Cross-site scripting in ovirt-engine (medium 6.3) - [CVE-2022-3193](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3193/): An HTML injection/reflected Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in the ovirt-engine. (medium 6.1) - [CVE-2019-19336](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19336/): Cross-site scripting in ovirt-engine (medium 5.4) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2024-0822 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2024-0822 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4, published on 25 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0822 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4. 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-2024-0822/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0822/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0822 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0822 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0822 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0822/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.