Vulnerability in Red Hat Virtualization
CVE-2022-2805
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Virtualization — versions 4.0
- Ovirt-Engine — versions ovirt-engine 4.5.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2805 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2805?
- CVE-2022-2805 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Virtualization, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-10-19.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2805?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-2805 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.