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TI-2018-00992 Aliases CVE-2018-1072GHSA-9fw7-mcq9-ghf3

Sensitive information in log files in [UNKNOWN] ovirt-engine-setup

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-532Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-532.

Summary

ovirt-engine before version ovirt 4.2.2 is vulnerable to an information exposure through log files. When engine-backup was run with one of the options "--provision*db", the database username and password were logged in cleartext. Sharing the provisioning log might inadvertently leak database passwords.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00979 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
[UNKNOWN]ovirt-engine-setupoVirt 4.2.2—No fix listedCNA
  • ovirt-engine-setup Vendor[UNKNOWN] Affected oVirt 4.2.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ovirt:ovirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.2.2VulnerableoVirt
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization_manager:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:ovirt:ovirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·oVirt
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization_manager:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2018:2071 Released 2018-06-27 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Virtualization Manager security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • RHV-M 4.2 ovirt-engine-4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3, ovirt-engine-backend-4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3, ovirt-engine-dbscripts-4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3 +17

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHV-M 4.2Fixed RHSA-2018:2071

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1072
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9fw7-mcq9-ghf3

References

Advisory 2

Sources

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