Insufficiently protected credentials in oVirt ovirt-engine
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-7510 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-522 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
ovirt-engine Server applications / SCADA systems |
| Vendor | oVirt |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Insufficiently protected credentials
EUVDB-ID: #VU36039
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7510
CWE-ID:
CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
In ovirt-engine 4.1, if a host was provisioned with cloud-init, the root password could be revealed through the REST interface.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsovirt-engine: 4.1.0
External linkshttp://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7510
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
