CVE-2015-5233

Description

Foreman before 1.8.4 and 1.9.x before 1.9.1 do not properly apply view_hosts permissions, which allows (1) remote authenticated users with the view_reports permission to read reports from arbitrary hosts or (2) remote authenticated users with the destroy_reports permission to delete reports from arbitrary hosts via direct access to the (a) individual report show/delete pages or (b) APIs.

Category

4.2
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.19%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory theforeman.org Vendor Advisory theforeman.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/11579 patch vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2622 vendor advisory
http://theforeman.org/security.html#CVE-2015-5233:reportsshow/destroynotrestrictedbyhostauthorization vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5233?
CVE-2015-5233 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5233?
To fix CVE-2015-5233, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-5233 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-5233 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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