CVE-2018-1072

ovirt-engine before version ovirt 4.2.2 is vulnerable to an information exposure through log...

5.0 Medium

ovirt-engine before version ovirt 4.2.2 is vulnerable to an information exposure through log files. When engine-backup was run with one of the options "--provision*db", the database username and password were logged in cleartext. Sharing the provisioning log might inadvertently leak database passwords.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.98%Up 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2018-1072
CVSS 3.0: 5.0 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-532
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-11724 5.0

Record: EUVD-2018-11724
CVSS 3.0: 5.0 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9fw7-mcq9-ghf3 9.8

ovirt-engine before version ovirt 4.2.2 is vulnerable to an information exposure through log...

Record: GHSA-9fw7-mcq9-ghf3
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-532
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.0

Record: CVE-2018-1072
CVSS 3.0: 5.0 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-532
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2018:2071 5.0

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Virtualization Manager security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Record: RHSA-2018:2071
CVSS 3.0: 5.0 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ovirt-engine` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3	0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3
`ovirt-engine-backend` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3	0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3
`ovirt-engine-dbscripts` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3	0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3
`ovirt-engine-extensions-api-impl` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3	0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3
`ovirt-engine-extensions-api-impl-javadoc` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3	0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3
`ovirt-engine-health-check-bundler` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3	0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3
`ovirt-engine-lib` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3	0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3
`ovirt-engine-restapi` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3	0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3
`ovirt-engine-setup` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3	0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3
`ovirt-engine-setup-base` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3	0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3	0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine-common` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3	0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-vmconsole-proxy-helper` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3	0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-websocket-proxy` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3	0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3
`ovirt-engine-tools` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3	0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3
`ovirt-engine-tools-backup` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3	0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3
`ovirt-engine-vmconsole-proxy-helper` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3	0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3
`ovirt-engine-webadmin-portal` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3	0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3
`ovirt-engine-websocket-proxy` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3	0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3
`rhvm` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3	0:4.2.4.5-0.1.el7_3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-1072 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Ovirt, published June 26, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.98%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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