Is CVE-2018-16856 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-16856 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-16856?

CVE-2018-16856 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-16856?

CVE-2018-16856 has an EPSS score of 0.88% (55th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-16856?

Upgrade octavia to 3.0.1-0.20181009115732 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-16856

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In a default Red Hat Openstack Platform Director installation, openstack-octavia before versions openstack-octavia 2.0.2-5 and openstack-octavia-3.0.1-0.20181009115732 creates log files that are readable by all users. Sensitive information such as private keys can appear in these log files allowing for information exposure.

CWE-532

How to fix

Remediation Available

octaviaNVD

Affected:>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.1-0.20181009115732Fixed in:3.0.1-0.20181009115732CVE-2018-16856derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.88%probability of exploitation in 30 days

55thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 55% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-532 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-1622	Medium	5.3	79%	-	-
CVE-2020-35234	High	7.5	63%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-43261	High	7.5	60%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-20440	High	7.5	51%	-	-
CVE-2018-3609	High	8.1	22%	-	-
CVE-2018-8719	Medium	5.3	16%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.