Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-4996

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.
Published 2017-07-17 13:18:06
Updated 2023-02-13 04:50:10
Source Red Hat, Inc.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-4996

EPSS FAQ
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-4996

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
1.9
 LOW AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
3.4
2.9
 NIST
7.0
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.0
5.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2016-4996

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2016-4996

Products affected by CVE-2016-4996

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