Lenovo XClarity Administrator 2.6.0 Driver Update Credentials log file

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Lenovo XClarity Administrator 2.6.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Driver Update Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to log file (Credentials). This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-19756. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Lenovo XClarity Administrator 2.6.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Driver Update Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a log file vulnerability (Credentials). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-532. Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An internal product security audit of Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) discovered Windows OS credentials, used to perform driver updates of managed systems, being written to a log file in clear text. This only affects LXCA version 2.6.0 when performing a Windows driver update. Affected logs are only accessible to authorized users in the First Failure Data Capture (FFDC) service log and log files on LXCA.

The weakness was released 03/13/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.lenovo.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-19756 since 12/12/2019. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Lenovo

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• XClarity Administrator

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• 2.6.0

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.lenovo.com/

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