7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-4457
Red Hat CloudForms SSL/TLS Certificate Default Configuration Vulnerability
Description

CloudForms Management Engine before 5.8 includes a default SSL/TLS certificate.

INFO

Published Date :

June 8, 2017, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 12, 2023, 11:21 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4457 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_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-2016-4457.

URL Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038599
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1367
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1601
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1341308 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-4457 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4457 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. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CloudForms includes a default SSL/TLS certificate for the web server. This certificate is replaced at install time. However if an attacker were able to man-in-the-middle an administrator while installing the new certificate, the attacker could get a copy of the uploaded private key allowing for future attacks. CloudForms Management Engine before 5.8 includes a default SSL/TLS certificate.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Removed CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4457 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CloudForms Management Engine before 5.8 includes a default SSL/TLS certificate. CloudForms includes a default SSL/TLS certificate for the web server. This certificate is replaced at install time. However if an attacker were able to man-in-the-middle an administrator while installing the new certificate, the attacker could get a copy of the uploaded private key allowing for future attacks.
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4457 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1601 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1367 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038599 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1341308 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1341308 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-310
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.13 }} 0.00%

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0.46559

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