CVE-2024-7012

Puppet-foreman: an authentication bypass vulnerability exists in foreman

Description

An authentication bypass vulnerability has been identified in Foreman when deployed with External Authentication, due to the puppet-foreman configuration. This issue arises from Apache's mod_proxy not properly unsetting headers because of restrictions on underscores in HTTP headers, allowing authentication through a malformed header. This flaw impacts all active Satellite deployments (6.13, 6.14 and 6.15) and could potentially enable unauthorized users to gain administrative access.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.53%
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Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6335 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6336 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6337 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8906 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-7012 vdb entry vendor advisory mitigation
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2299429 issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-7012?
CVE-2024-7012 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-7012?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2024-7012: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Is CVE-2024-7012 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-7012 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-7012?
CVE-2024-7012 affects Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9, Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9.
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