Vulnerability in Red Hat Openstack Platform 16.2
CVE-2024-4840
An flaw was found in the OpenStack Platform (RHOSP) director, a toolset for installing and managing a complete RHOSP environment. Plaintext passwords may be stored in log files, which can expose sensitive information to anyone with access…
EPSS: 0.002 (9.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Red Hat Openstack Platform 16.2
- Red Hat Openstack Platform 17.1 For Rhel 9 — versions 0:14.3.1-17.1.20240919130756.el9ost
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-4840?
- CVE-2024-4840 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Openstack Platform 16.2, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-05-14.
- How severe is CVE-2024-4840?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-4840 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.