CVE-2015-5233
Foreman Authentication Bypass Allows Remote Privilege Escalation
Description
Foreman before 1.8.4 and 1.9.x before 1.9.1 do not properly apply view_hosts permissions, which allows (1) remote authenticated users with the view_reports permission to read reports from arbitrary hosts or (2) remote authenticated users with the destroy_reports permission to delete reports from arbitrary hosts via direct access to the (a) individual report show/delete pages or (b) APIs.
INFO
Published Date :
April 11, 2016, 9:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 13, 2023, 12:52 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.5
Exploitability Score :
1.6
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-2015-5233.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/11579 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://theforeman.org/security.html#CVE-2015-5233:reportsshow/destroynotrestrictedbyhostauthorization | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2622 |
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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 A flaw was discovered where Satellite failed to properly enforce permissions on the show and delete actions for reports. An authenticated user with show or delete report permissions could use this flaw to view or delete any reports held in Foreman. Foreman before 1.8.4 and 1.9.x before 1.9.1 do not properly apply view_hosts permissions, which allows (1) remote authenticated users with the view_reports permission to read reports from arbitrary hosts or (2) remote authenticated users with the destroy_reports permission to delete reports from arbitrary hosts via direct access to the (a) individual report show/delete pages or (b) APIs. Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P) Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5233 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262443 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Foreman before 1.8.4 and 1.9.x before 1.9.1 do not properly apply view_hosts permissions, which allows (1) remote authenticated users with the view_reports permission to read reports from arbitrary hosts or (2) remote authenticated users with the destroy_reports permission to delete reports from arbitrary hosts via direct access to the (a) individual report show/delete pages or (b) APIs. A flaw was discovered where Satellite failed to properly enforce permissions on the show and delete actions for reports. An authenticated user with show or delete report permissions could use this flaw to view or delete any reports held in Foreman. Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P) Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5233 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262443 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 20, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/11579 No Types Assigned http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/11579 Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type http://theforeman.org/security.html#CVE-2015-5233:reportsshow/destroynotrestrictedbyhostauthorization No Types Assigned http://theforeman.org/security.html#CVE-2015-5233:reportsshow/destroynotrestrictedbyhostauthorization Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 18, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 18, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
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0.11 }} 0.00%
score
0.43230
percentile