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CVE-2022-2805 json

A flaw was found in ovirt-engine, which leads to the logging of plaintext passwords in the log file when using otapi-style.

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-35045

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • rhvm rhev manager 4.4 4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
  • ovirt-engine rhev manager 4.4 4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
  • ovirt-web-ui rhev manager 4.4 1.9.2-1.el8ev
  • ovirt-engine-dwh rhev manager 4.4 4.5.7-1.el8ev
  • ovirt-engine-setup rhev manager 4.4 4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
  • ovirt-engine-tools rhev manager 4.4 4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
  • ovirt-engine-backend rhev manager 4.4 4.5.3.2-1.el8ev
  • ovirt-engine-restapi rhev manager 4.4 4.5.3.2-1.el8ev

red hat advisories RHSA-2022:8502

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2022-2805 updated cvss 5.1

ovirt-engine: RHVM admin password is logged unfiltered when using otopi-style

  • Red Hat RHEL-8-RHEV-S-4.4 - Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4 rhvm 4.5.3.2-1.el8ev, ovirt-web-ui 1.9.2-1.el8ev, ovirt-engine 4.5.3.2-1.el8ev, ovirt-engine-dwh 4.5.7-1.el8ev, ovirt-engine-setup 4.5.3.2-1.el8ev, ovirt-engine-tools 4.5.3.2-1.el8ev, +19 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8502

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • n/a ovirt-engine

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

Sources

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