9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.0
CVE-2017-7470
Red Hat Satellite Spacewalk Channel Unauthorized Elevated Privileges
Description

It was found that spacewalk-channel can be used by a non-admin user or disabled users to perform administrative tasks due to an incorrect authorization check in backend/server/rhnChannel.py.

INFO

Published Date :

July 27, 2018, 1:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7470 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 satellite
2 Redhat spacewalk
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
This addresses an authorization flaw in Red Hat Satellite and Spacewalk that could allow unauthorized users to perform administrative tasks.
  • Update the affected packages using your system's package manager.
  • To ensure the system is up-to-date, apply all available patches.
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-2017-7470.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98569 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1259 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7470 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98569 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1259 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7470 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-7470 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-2017-7470 weaknesses.

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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-7470 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7470 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98569
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1259
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7470
  • 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
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7470 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1439622 [No Types Assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-863
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7470 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1439622 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-863
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-863
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-285 CWE-285 CWE-863
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98569 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98569 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1259 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1259 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7470 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7470 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-285
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:spacewalk:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1259 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98569 [No Types Assigned]
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.91 }} -0.13%

score

0.74889

percentile