Privilege escalation in Red Hat CloudForms

1) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU10804

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12191

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists in the Red Hat CloudForms account configuration feature due to the use of a shared account that has privileged access to VMware Remote Console (VMRC) functions. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized administrative access to the system and view or modify settings in the VMRC and other virtual machines being managed by the VMRC plug-in.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

CloudForms: 4.5

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0374

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.