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
Linked Vulnerabilities

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