CVE-2016-4996

foreman: inside discovery-debug, the root password is displayed in plaintext

Published Jul 14, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.0 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
discovery-debug in Foreman before 6.2 when the ssh service has been enabled on discovered nodes displays the root password in plaintext in the system journal when used to log in, which allows local users with access to the system journal to obtain the root password by reading the system journal, or by clicking Logs on the console.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-5961 discovery-debug in Foreman before 6.2 when the ssh service has been enabled on discovered nodes displays the root password in plaintext in the system journal when used to log in, which allows local users with access to the system journal to obtain the root password by reading the system journal, or by clicking Logs on the console.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 12:46 AM
Reserved
May 24, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 17, 2017, 1:18 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:48 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 22, 2016, 12:00 AM