ovirt-engine-setup: unfiltered db password in engine-backup log
Published Jun 26, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.99%
Description
ovirt-engine before version ovirt 4.2.2 is vulnerable to an information exposure through log files. When engine-backup was run with one of the options "--provision*db", the database username and password were logged in cleartext. Sharing the provisioning log might inadvertently leak database passwords.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Ovirt-Engine-Setup Defaultn/a
- Version oVirt 4.2.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Ovirt-Engine-Setup | n/a |
|
Configuration 2
- 4.2
No data.
Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.2
org.ovirt.engine-root-0:4.2.4.5-1
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2071
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.2 | org.ovirt.engine-root-0:4.2.4.5-1 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2071 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.99% (0.00994) | 61.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.99% (0.00994) | 61.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00245) | 64.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00245) | 64.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00245) | 62.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00235) | 59.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2071 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1072 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1540622
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1553522 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1072 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1072
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1072
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2071 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1072 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1540622 | ||
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1553522 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1072 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1072 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1072 |
Change history (0)
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