7.5
HIGH
CVE-2014-3691
Foreman SSL Certificate Validation Bypass Vulnerability
Description

Smart Proxy (aka Smart-Proxy and foreman-proxy) in Foreman before 1.5.4 and 1.6.x before 1.6.2 does not validate SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended authentication and execute arbitrary API requests via a request without a certificate.

INFO

Published Date :

March 9, 2015, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 12:42 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-3691 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat openstack
1 Theforeman foreman
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-3691.

URL Resource
http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/7822 Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0287.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0288.html Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/theforeman/smart-proxy/pull/217 Patch Issue Tracking
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/foreman-announce/jXC5ixybjqo

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-3691 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-3691 vulnerability over time.

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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description It was discovered that foreman-proxy, when running in SSL-secured mode, did not correctly verify SSL client certificates. This could permit any client with access to the API to make requests and perform actions otherwise restricted. Smart Proxy (aka Smart-Proxy and foreman-proxy) in Foreman before 1.5.4 and 1.6.x before 1.6.2 does not validate SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended authentication and execute arbitrary API requests via a request without a certificate.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015:0054 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0287 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0288 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3691 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150879 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Smart Proxy (aka Smart-Proxy and foreman-proxy) in Foreman before 1.5.4 and 1.6.x before 1.6.2 does not validate SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended authentication and execute arbitrary API requests via a request without a certificate. It was discovered that foreman-proxy, when running in SSL-secured mode, did not correctly verify SSL client certificates. This could permit any client with access to the API to make requests and perform actions otherwise restricted.
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Removed Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/foreman-announce/jXC5ixybjqo [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150879 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0288 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/foreman-announce/jXC5ixybjqo [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0287 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015:0054 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3691 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/foreman-announce/jXC5ixybjqo [Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/foreman-announce/jXC5ixybjqo [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Sep. 01, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation Smart Proxy (también conocido como Smart-Proxy y foreman-proxy) en Foreman anterior a 1.5.4 y 1.6.x anterior a 1.6.2 no valida los certificados SSL, lo que permite a atacantes remotos evadir la autenticación y ejecutar solicitudes a la API arbitrarias a través de una solicitud sin certificado.
    Added Translation Smart Proxy (también conocido como Smart-Proxy y foreman-proxy) en Foreman en versiones anteriores a 1.5.4 y 1.6.x en versiones anteriores a 1.6.2 no valida certificados SSL, lo que permite a atacantes remotos eludir autenticación intencionada y ejecutar peticiones API arbitrarias a través de una petición sin un certificado.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/foreman-announce/jXC5ixybjqo No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/foreman-announce/jXC5ixybjqo Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/theforeman/smart-proxy/pull/217 No Types Assigned https://github.com/theforeman/smart-proxy/pull/217 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0287.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0287.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0288.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0288.html Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Smart Proxy (aka Smart-Proxy and foreman-proxy) in Foreman before 1.5.4 and 1.6.x before 1.6.2 does not validate SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended authentication and execute arbitrary API request via a request without a certificate. Smart Proxy (aka Smart-Proxy and foreman-proxy) in Foreman before 1.5.4 and 1.6.x before 1.6.2 does not validate SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended authentication and execute arbitrary API requests via a request without a certificate.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 12, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/foreman-announce/jXC5ixybjqo
    Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/foreman-announce/jXC5ixybjqo
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 10, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/7822 No Types Assigned http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/7822 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-310
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 10, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 10, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-3691 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-3691 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.62 }} 0.00%

score

0.75467

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability