Critical severity · published Sep 21, 2018
CVE-2018-14643
An authentication bypass flaw was found in the smart_proxy_dynflow component used by Foreman
9.8
CVSS
6.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An authentication bypass flaw was found in the smart_proxy_dynflow component used by Foreman. A malicious attacker can use this flaw to remotely execute arbitrary commands on machines managed by vulnerable Foreman instances, in a highly privileged context.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.2% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
Foreman · Theforeman
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14643
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14643
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105375
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2733
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14643
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/theforeman/smart_proxy_dynflow/pull/54
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