CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-3261

Plaintext Storage of a Password

Published: Sep 15, 2023 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
7.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

A flaw was found in OpenStack. Multiple components show plain-text passwords in /var/log/messages during the OpenStack overcloud update run, leading to a disclosure of sensitive information problem.

Weakness

Storing a password in plaintext may result in a system compromise.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Openstack_platform Redhat 16.2 (including) 16.2 (including)
Openstack Ubuntu bionic *
Openstack Ubuntu trusty *
Openstack Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations

References