cve-2024-7259
MEDIUM CVSS 4.9 nvd
Description
A flaw was found in oVirt. A user with administrator privileges, including users with the ReadOnlyAdmin permission, may be able to use browser developer tools to view Provider passwords in cleartext.
Timeline
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- Last Modified
- 2026-11-06
CVSS Details
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- HIGH
Affected Products
- ovirt ovirt-engine
- redhat virtualization
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS metrics
| Version | Base | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.9 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
1.2 | 3.6 | secalert@redhat.com |
| 3.1 | 4.9 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
1.2 | 3.6 | nvd@nist.gov |
CPE configurations
OR
| CPE | Version range | Vulnerable |
|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:ovirt:ovirt-engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
< 4.5.7 | yes |
OR
| CPE | Version range | Vulnerable |
|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
— | no |
NVD metadata
- NVD status
- Modified
- Source identifier
secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-7259 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2314229 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/oVirt/ovirt-engine/commit/4ad930699509a060490e07ed8620cccbb3a24897
- https://github.com/oVirt/ovirt-engine/pull/969
- https://github.com/oVirt/ovirt-engine/pull/970
Linked Vulnerabilities
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