PT-2021-20551 · Foreman · Foreman

Yadnyawalk Tale · Published 2021-05-12 · Updated 2021-05-20 · CVE-2021-3457

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Foreman (affected versions not specified)

Description: An improper authorization handling flaw was found in Foreman, specifically in the Shellhooks plugin for the smart-proxy. This allows Foreman clients to execute actions that should be limited to the Foreman Server, enabling an authenticated local attacker to access and delete limited resources. The flaw also causes a denial of service on the Foreman server, with the highest threat being to integrity and system availability.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-3457

Affected Products

Foreman

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3457 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-3457 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/14759 · Telegram Post
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1940990 · Note