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CVE-2018-1074· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

ovirt-engine API and administration web portal before versions 4.2.2.5, 4.1.11.2 is vulnerable to an exposure of Power Management credential

ovirt-engine API and administration web portal before versions 4.2.2.5, 4.1.11.2 is vulnerable to an exposure of Power Management credentials, including cleartext passwords to Host Administrators. A Host Administrator could use this flaw to gain access to the power management systems of hosts they control.

HighCVSS 7.2 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Apr 26, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.5% · 73th percentile
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Action score

28

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.5%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.2
CNA · redhat
7.7
0.5 point gap

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
ovirtovirt
redhatenterprise virtualization

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • ovirt ovirtup to 4.1.11.1 inclusive
  • redhat enterprise virtualization4.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • unspecified ovirt-engine

    • ovirt-engine 4.2.2.5, ovirt-engine 4.1.11.2affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4ovirt-enginebefore 0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el70:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4ovirt-engine-backendbefore 0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el70:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4ovirt-engine-dbscriptsbefore 0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el70:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4ovirt-engine-extensions-api-implbefore 0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el70:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4ovirt-engine-extensions-api-impl-javadocbefore 0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el70:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4ovirt-engine-libbefore 0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el70:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4ovirt-engine-restapibefore 0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el70:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4ovirt-engine-setupbefore 0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el70:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4ovirt-engine-setup-basebefore 0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el70:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-enginebefore 0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el70:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine-commonbefore 0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el70:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-vmconsole-proxy-helperbefore 0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el70:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-websocket-proxybefore 0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el70:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4ovirt-engine-toolsbefore 0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el70:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4ovirt-engine-tools-backupbefore 0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el70:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4ovirt-engine-userportalbefore 0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el70:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4ovirt-engine-vmconsole-proxy-helperbefore 0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el70:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4ovirt-engine-webadmin-portalbefore 0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el70:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4ovirt-engine-websocket-proxybefore 0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el70:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7
Red Hat:rhev_manager:4rhevmbefore 0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el70:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7

Same product

ovirt: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2018-1072ovirt-engine before version ovirt 4.2.2 is vulnerable to an information exposure through log files.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2019-3879It was discovered that in the ovirt's REST API before version 4.3.2.1, RemoveDiskCommand is triggered as an internal command, meaning the pe
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2018-1075ovirt-engine up to version 4.2.3 is vulnerable to an unfiltered password when choosing manual db provisioning.
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2014-7851oVirt 3.2.2 through 3.5.0 does not invalidate the restapi session after logout from the webadmin, which allows remote authenticated users wi
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2014-0152Session fixation vulnerability in the web admin interface in oVirt 3.4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via unsp
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2017-15113ovirt-engine before version 4.1.7.6 with log level set to DEBUG includes passwords in the log file without masking.
    26Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:ovirt-engine0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:4Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ovirt-engine-backend0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:4Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ovirt-engine-dbscripts0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:4Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ovirt-engine-extensions-api-impl0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:4Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ovirt-engine-extensions-api-impl-javadoc0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:4Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ovirt-engine-lib0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:4Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ovirt-engine-restapi0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:4Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ovirt-engine-setup0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:4Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ovirt-engine-setup-base0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:4Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:4Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine-common0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:4Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-vmconsole-proxy-helper0:4.1.11.2-0.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:4Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-200 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

json
{  "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"],  "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }}

Fixed

json
{  "permissions": ["activeTab"],  "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]}

Attack context

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References

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