CVE-2016-7062

rhscon-ceph: password leak by command line parameter

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

rhscon-ceph in Red Hat Storage Console 2 x86_64 and Red Hat Storage Console Node 2 x86_64 allows local users to obtain the password as cleartext.

rhscon-ceph en Red Hat Storage Console 2 x86_64 y Red Hat Storage Console Node 2 x86_64 permite a los usuarios locales obtener la contraseña como texto sin cifrar.

A flaw was found in the way authentication details were passed between rhscon-ceph and rhscon-core. An authenticated, local attacker could use this flaw to recover the cleartext password.

Red Hat Storage Console is a new Red Hat offering for storage administrators that provides a graphical management platform for Red Hat Ceph Storage 2. Red Hat Storage Console allows users to install, monitor, and manage a Red Hat Ceph Storage cluster. Security Fix: A flaw was found in the way authentication details were passed between rhscon-ceph and rhscon-core. An authenticated, local attacker could use this flaw to recover the cleartext password.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-08-23 CVE Reserved
2016-10-19 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-214: Invocation of Process Using Visible Sensitive Information
CWE-255: Credentials Management Errors

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93796	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037062	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2082	2017-07-05
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381681	2016-10-19
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7062	2016-10-19

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Storage Console Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Storage Console"				2.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Storage Console" and version "2.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Storage Console Node Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Storage Console Node"				2.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Storage Console Node" and version "2.0"		-		Affected