# CVE-2012-5616: Apache CloudStack 4.0.0-incubating and Citrix CloudPlatform (formerly Citrix CloudStack) before 3.0.6 stores sensitive information in the lo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-01-22 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Apache CloudStack 4.0.0-incubating and Citrix CloudPlatform (formerly Citrix CloudStack) before 3.0.6 stores sensitive information in the log4j.conf log file, which allows local users to obtain (1) the SSH private key as recorded by the createSSHKeyPair API, (2) the password of an added host as recorded by the AddHost API, or the password of an added VM as recorded by the (3) DeployVM or (4) ResetPasswordForVM API.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX136163
- http://osvdb.org/89146
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/65
- http://osvdb.org/89147
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57225
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-cloudstack-users/201301.mbox/%3C1BD2169F-BBFE-4E27-B50F-F17D7D08B565%40stratosec.co%3E
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51821
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57259
- http://osvdb.org/89070
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51366
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51827
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027978

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