CVE-2016-7071

Description

It was found that the CloudForms before 5.6.2.2, and 5.7.0.7 did not properly apply permissions controls to VM IDs passed by users. A remote, authenticated attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary VMs on systems managed by CloudForms if they know the ID of the VM.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.50%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: Red Hat CFME
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2091.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7071 vendor advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7071?
CVE-2016-7071 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7071?
To fix CVE-2016-7071, 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-2016-7071 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-7071 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-7071?
CVE-2016-7071 affects Red Hat CFME.
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