CVE-2022-2805

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

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Se ha encontrado un fallo en ovirt-engine, que conlleva a un registro de contraseñas en texto plano en el archivo de registro cuando es usado otapi-style. Este fallo permite a un atacante con privilegios suficientes leer el archivo de registro, conllevando a una pérdida de confidencialidad

The ovirt-engine package provides the Red Hat Virtualization Manager, a centralized management platform that allows system administrators to view and manage virtual machines. The Manager provides a comprehensive range of features including search capabilities, resource management, live migrations, and virtual infrastructure provisioning.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-08-12 CVE Reserved
2022-10-19 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2805	2022-11-07
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2079545	2022-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Virtualization Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Virtualization"				4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Virtualization" and version "4.0"		-		Affected