7.5
HIGH
CVE-2018-16856
"Red Hat Openstack Platform Director Octavia Log File Information Exposure"
Description

In a default Red Hat Openstack Platform Director installation, openstack-octavia before versions openstack-octavia 2.0.2-5 and openstack-octavia-3.0.1-0.20181009115732 creates log files that are readable by all users. Sensitive information such as private keys can appear in these log files allowing for information exposure.

INFO

Published Date :

March 26, 2019, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 4, 2021, 5:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-16856 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat openstack
1 Openstack octavia
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-16856.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16856 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-16856 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-16856 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-532
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16856 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16856 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-532
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:octavia:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.0 up to (excluding) 2.0.2-5 *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:octavia:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.0.1-0.20181009115732
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-16856 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-16856 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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