What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-10139?

CVE-2019-10139 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Cockpit Ovirt CVE-2019-10139

HIGH

Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522)

2019-05-17 secalert@redhat.com

Information Disclosure Cockpit Ovirt

7.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.8 HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 17, 2019 - 16:29 nvd

HIGH 7.8

DescriptionNVD

During HE deployment via cockpit-ovirt, cockpit-ovirt generates an ansible variable file /var/lib/ovirt-hosted-engine-setup/cockpit/ansibleVarFileXXXXXX.var which contains the admin and the appliance passwords as plain-text. At the of the deployment procedure, these files are deleted.

AnalysisAI

During HE deployment via cockpit-ovirt, cockpit-ovirt generates an ansible variable file /var/lib/ovirt-hosted-engine-setup/cockpit/ansibleVarFileXXXXXX.var which contains the admin and the. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522), which allows attackers to obtain user credentials due to weak protection mechanisms. During HE deployment via cockpit-ovirt, cockpit-ovirt generates an ansible variable file /var/lib/ovirt-hosted-engine-setup/cockpit/ansibleVarFileXXXXXX.var which contains the admin and the appliance passwords as plain-text. At the of the deployment procedure, these files are deleted. Affected products include: Ovirt Cockpit-Ovirt.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Hash passwords with strong algorithms (bcrypt, argon2), encrypt credentials in transit and at rest, never log credentials.