CVE-2016-5404
FreeIPA Certificate Revocation Permission Bypass
Description
The cert_revoke command in FreeIPA does not check for the "revoke certificate" permission, which allows remote authenticated users to revoke arbitrary certificates by leveraging the "retrieve certificate" permission.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 7, 2016, 8:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 2:54 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1797.html Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/17/9 Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92525 Added Reference https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/6232 Added Reference https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/freeipa.git/commit/?id=cf74584d0f772f3f5eccc1d30c001e4212a104fd Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3PZ2ZQTMGC2UBRNHXVVOY3PJDOBP4CP4/ Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S5OROLKFSY5QRQS7NGBNDP5QMOBV3XMZ/ Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VQDYWANTMDFZP3HTGSEOA2IONVUITYX5/ -
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 An insufficient permission check issue was found in the way IPA server treats certificate revocation requests. An attacker logged in with the 'retrieve certificate' permission enabled could use this flaw to revoke certificates, possibly triggering a denial of service attack. The cert_revoke command in FreeIPA does not check for the "revoke certificate" permission, which allows remote authenticated users to revoke arbitrary certificates by leveraging the "retrieve certificate" permission. Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) Removed CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1797 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5404 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1351593 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The cert_revoke command in FreeIPA does not check for the "revoke certificate" permission, which allows remote authenticated users to revoke arbitrary certificates by leveraging the "retrieve certificate" permission. An insufficient permission check issue was found in the way IPA server treats certificate revocation requests. An attacker logged in with the 'retrieve certificate' permission enabled could use this flaw to revoke certificates, possibly triggering a denial of service attack. Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3PZ2ZQTMGC2UBRNHXVVOY3PJDOBP4CP4/ [Third Party Advisory] Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S5OROLKFSY5QRQS7NGBNDP5QMOBV3XMZ/ [Third Party Advisory] Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VQDYWANTMDFZP3HTGSEOA2IONVUITYX5/ [Third Party Advisory] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5404 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S5OROLKFSY5QRQS7NGBNDP5QMOBV3XMZ/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3PZ2ZQTMGC2UBRNHXVVOY3PJDOBP4CP4/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VQDYWANTMDFZP3HTGSEOA2IONVUITYX5/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1797 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1351593 [No Types Assigned] -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Dec. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Dec. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1797.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3PZ2ZQTMGC2UBRNHXVVOY3PJDOBP4CP4/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3PZ2ZQTMGC2UBRNHXVVOY3PJDOBP4CP4/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/freeipa.git/commit/?id=cf74584d0f772f3f5eccc1d30c001e4212a104fd No Types Assigned https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/freeipa.git/commit/?id=cf74584d0f772f3f5eccc1d30c001e4212a104fd Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S5OROLKFSY5QRQS7NGBNDP5QMOBV3XMZ/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S5OROLKFSY5QRQS7NGBNDP5QMOBV3XMZ/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VQDYWANTMDFZP3HTGSEOA2IONVUITYX5/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VQDYWANTMDFZP3HTGSEOA2IONVUITYX5/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92525 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92525 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/6232 No Types Assigned https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/6232 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/17/9 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/17/9 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Added CWE CWE-284 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-5404 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-5404
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.24 }} 0.02%
score
0.63423
percentile