Input validation error in FreeIPA - CVE-2017-2590
Published: July 27, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36812
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2590
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: freeipa.org
Affected software:
FreeIPA
FreeIPA
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to #BASIC_IMPACT#.
A vulnerability was found in ipa before 4.4. IdM's ca-del, ca-disable, and ca-enable commands did not properly check the user's permissions while modifying CAs in Dogtag. An authenticated, unauthorized attacker could use this flaw to delete, disable, or enable CAs causing various denial of service problems with certificate issuance, OCSP signing, and deletion of secret keys.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-2590
Install update from vendor's website.