Improper Privilege Management in Katello - CVE-2017-2662
Published: August 22, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36767
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2662
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Katello Project
Affected software:
Katello
Katello
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
A flaw was found in Foreman's katello plugin version 3.4.5. After setting a new role to allow restricted access on a repository with a filter (filter set on the Product Name), the filter is not respected when the actions are done via hammer using the repository id.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-2662
Install update from vendor's website.