10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2014-3692
Red Hat CloudForms Default Root Password Vulnerability (Privilege Escalation)
Description

The customization template in Red Hat CloudForms 3.1 Management Engine (CFME) 5.3 uses a default password for the root account when a password is not specified for a new image, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 16, 2015, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-3692 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 cloudforms_3.1_management_engine
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-2014-3692.

URL Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0028.html Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62255

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).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-3692 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-3692 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 found that the CloudForms Management Engine customization template used a default root password for newly created images if no root password was specified. The customization template in Red Hat CloudForms 3.1 Management Engine (CFME) 5.3 uses a default password for the root account when a password is not specified for a new image, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.
    Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Obtain Admin/Root Access
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0028 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3692 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151258 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The customization template in Red Hat CloudForms 3.1 Management Engine (CFME) 5.3 uses a default password for the root account when a password is not specified for a new image, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges. It was found that the CloudForms Management Engine customization template used a default root password for newly created images if no root password was specified.
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0028 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151258 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3692 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_3.1_management_engine:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0028.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0028.html Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-255
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 16, 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-2014-3692 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-2014-3692 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.53 }} 0.00%

score

0.73390

percentile

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