CVE-2018-1073

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-06-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-209

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 products

ovirt-engine: before 4.2.3 — fixed in 4.2.3
RedHat Virtualization: 4.0
RedHat Virtualization Host: 4.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ovirt-engine 4.2.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104189
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1525
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1073
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104189
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1525
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1073

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