CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-18576

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Mar 13, 2020 | Modified: Mar 18, 2020
CVSS 3.x
6.7
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Dell EMC XtremIO XMS versions prior to 6.3.0 contain an information disclosure vulnerability where OS users’ passwords are logged in local files. Malicious local users with access to the log files may use the exposed passwords to gain access to XtremIO with the privileges of the compromised user.

Weakness

Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Xtremio_management_server Dell * 6.3.0 (excluding)

Extended Description

While logging all information may be helpful during development stages, it is important that logging levels be set appropriately before a product ships so that sensitive user data and system information are not accidentally exposed to potential attackers. Different log files may be produced and stored for:

Potential Mitigations

References