CVE-2016-4451

Description

The (1) Organization and (2) Locations APIs in Foreman before 1.11.3 and 1.12.x before 1.12.0-RC1 allow remote authenticated users with unlimited filters to bypass organization and location restrictions and read or modify data for an arbitrary organization by leveraging knowledge of the id of that organization.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.26%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory theforeman.org Vendor Advisory theforeman.org Vendor Advisory theforeman.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336 vendor advisory
https://theforeman.org/security.html#2016-4451 vendor advisory
http://projects.theforeman.org/projects/foreman/repository/revisions/1144040f444b4bf4aae81940a150b26b23b4623c patch vendor advisory
http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/15182 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4451?
CVE-2016-4451 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4451?
To fix CVE-2016-4451, 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-2016-4451 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-4451 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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