Username and Password Stored in Clear Text in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.1

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Issue

  • According to Red Hat RHEVM documentation and backup instructions, /usr/share/ovirt-engine-reports/reports-INSERT_VERSION_NUMBER/users/rhevmreports/rhevm-002dadmin.xml contains plain-text, un-encrypted user and password information for the rhev-admin user.
    • This violates many security policies that read similar to: "No system/user passwords shall be stored on any IT system in plain-text"

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.1

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