CVE-2012-4574
Pulp: red hat cloudforms: pulp in red hat cloudforms: information disclosure via world-readable configuration file
Description
A flaw was found in Pulp, as used in Red Hat CloudForms. This vulnerability allows a local user to read the administrative password due to world-readable permissions on the `pulp.conf` configuration file. This information disclosure could enable unauthorized access to sensitive system credentials.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 4, 2013, 10:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 30, 2026, 7:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected packages.
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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Oct. 30, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://osvdb.org/88138 Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1543.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/51472 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56819 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=872487 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80548 Removed Reference http://osvdb.org/88138 Removed Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1543.html Removed Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/51472 Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56819 Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=872487 Removed Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80548 Removed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1543.html Types: Vendor Advisory Removed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/51472 Types: Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Pulp in Red Hat CloudForms before 1.1 uses world-readable permissions for pulp.conf, which allows local users to read the administrative password by reading this file. A flaw was found in Pulp, as used in Red Hat CloudForms. This vulnerability allows a local user to read the administrative password due to world-readable permissions on the `pulp.conf` configuration file. This information disclosure could enable unauthorized access to sensitive system credentials. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CWE CWE-538 Added Affected Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2012/4xxx/CVE-2012-4574.json">CVE-2012-4574</a> Added Reference http://osvdb.org/88138 Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1543.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/51472 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56819 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013:0571 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1543 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4574 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=872487 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80548 Removed Reference http://osvdb.org/88138 Removed Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1543.html Removed Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/51472 Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56819 Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=872487 Removed Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80548 Removed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1543.html Types: Vendor Advisory Removed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/51472 Types: Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 16, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'n/a', 'product': 'n/a', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'n/a'}]}] -
Status Change by [email protected]
Apr. 29, 2026
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://osvdb.org/88138 Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1543.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/51472 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56819 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=872487 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80548 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/80548 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80548 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2013
Action Type Old Value New Value