Insufficiently protected credentials in oslo.utils

1) Insufficiently protected credentials

EUVDB-ID: #VU73891

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0718

CWE-ID: CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling a double quote character in the password, causing any part of the password after the double quote to be plaintext. A local user can view the log files and obtain password in clear text.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

oslo.utils: before 4.12.1

External links

http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-0718
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2056850
http://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0718
http://bugs.launchpad.net/oslo.utils/+bug/1949623
http://opendev.org/openstack/oslo.utils/commit/6e17ae1f7959c64dfd20a5f67edf422e702426aa
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00015.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.