CVE-2022-29550
Qualys Cloud Agent Credentials Disclosure
Description
An issue was discovered in Qualys Cloud Agent 4.8.0-49. It writes "ps auxwwe" output to the /var/log/qualys/qualys-cloud-agent-scan.log file. This may, for example, unexpectedly write credentials (from environment variables) to disk in cleartext. NOTE: there are no common circumstances in which qualys-cloud-agent-scan.log can be read by a user other than root; however, the file contents could be exposed through site-specific operational practices. The vendor does NOT characterize this as a vulnerability because the ps data collection is intentional, and would only capture credentials on a machine that was already affected by the CWE-214 weakness
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 18, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 3, 2024, 7:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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-2022-29550.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168367/Qualys-Cloud-Agent-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Sep/10 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://blog.qualys.com/product-tech/2022/08/15/qualys-security-updates-cloud-agent-for-linux | Vendor Advisory |
| https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 03, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 17, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 11, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag MITRE disputed -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in Qualys Cloud Agent 4.8.0-49. It writes "ps auxwwe" output to the /var/log/qualys/qualys-cloud-agent-scan.log file. This may, for example, unexpectedly write credentials (from environment variables) to disk in cleartext. NOTE: there are no common circumstances in which qualys-cloud-agent-scan.log can be read by a user other than root; however, the file contents could be exposed through site-specific operational practices. The vendor does NOT characterize this as a vulnerability because the ps data collection is intentional, and would only capture credentials on a machine that was already affected by the CWE-214 weakness. An issue was discovered in Qualys Cloud Agent 4.8.0-49. It writes "ps auxwwe" output to the /var/log/qualys/qualys-cloud-agent-scan.log file. This may, for example, unexpectedly write credentials (from environment variables) to disk in cleartext. NOTE: there are no common circumstances in which qualys-cloud-agent-scan.log can be read by a user other than root; however, the file contents could be exposed through site-specific operational practices. The vendor does NOT characterize this as a vulnerability because the ps data collection is intentional, and would only capture credentials on a machine that was already affected by the CWE-214 weakness -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168367/Qualys-Cloud-Agent-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168367/Qualys-Cloud-Agent-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Sep/10 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Sep/10 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 13, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168367/Qualys-Cloud-Agent-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 12, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Sep/10 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 23, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://blog.qualys.com/product-tech/2022/08/15/qualys-security-updates-cloud-agent-for-linux No Types Assigned https://blog.qualys.com/product-tech/2022/08/15/qualys-security-updates-cloud-agent-for-linux Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research No Types Assigned https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-532 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qualys:cloud_agent:4.8.0-49:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-29550 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-29550
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.12212
percentile