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 to the logs.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (8.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
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
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9978 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-4840 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (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.