CVE-2018-1073

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: June 19, 2018 at 12:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:50 AM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsVirtualizationVirtualization HostOvirt Engine

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

The web console login form in ovirt-engine before version 4.2.3 returned different errors for non-existent users and invalid passwords, allowing an attacker to discover the names of valid user accounts.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4.2.34.2.3
Affected range stops below 4.2.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
redhat-enterprise-linux (environment)
redhat-enterprise-linux (environment)
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104189
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1525
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1073

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-209CWE-200

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