Information disclosure in Red Hat Candlepin
CVE-2019-3891
It was discovered that a world-readable log file belonging to Candlepin component of Red Hat Satellite 6.4 leaked the credentials of the Candlepin database. A malicious user with local access to a Satellite host can use those credentials to modify the database and prevent Satellite from fetching package updates, thus preventing all Satellite hosts from accessing those updates.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Candlepin — versions affects Satellite 6.4
- Red Hat Satellite — versions 6.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Mitigation, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1222 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-3891?
- CVE-2019-3891 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Candlepin, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-04-15.
- How severe is CVE-2019-3891?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.