CVE-2016-3728
Foreman TFTP Eval Injection Vulnerability
Description
Eval injection vulnerability in tftp_api.rb in the TFTP module in the Smart-Proxy in Foreman before 1.10.4 and 1.11.x before 1.11.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the PXE template type portion of the PATH_INFO to tftp/.
INFO
Published Date :
May 20, 2016, 2:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 12, 2023, 11:20 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 12, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description It was found that the “variant” parameter in the TFTP API of Foreman was passed to the eval() function. An attacker could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the Foreman user. Eval injection vulnerability in tftp_api.rb in the TFTP module in the Smart-Proxy in Foreman before 1.10.4 and 1.11.x before 1.11.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the PXE template type portion of the PATH_INFO to tftp/. Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3728 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333378 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Eval injection vulnerability in tftp_api.rb in the TFTP module in the Smart-Proxy in Foreman before 1.10.4 and 1.11.x before 1.11.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the PXE template type portion of the PATH_INFO to tftp/. It was found that the “variant” parameter in the TFTP API of Foreman was passed to the eval() function. An attacker could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the Foreman user. Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333378 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3728 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016:1501 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 23, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.11.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.11.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.11.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://theforeman.org/security.html#2016-3728 No Types Assigned http://theforeman.org/security.html#2016-3728 Advisory Added CWE CWE-284 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 20, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
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3.54 }} 0.08%
score
0.91624
percentile