Security Features in Foreman - CVE-2016-4475

 

Security Features in Foreman - CVE-2016-4475

Published: August 20, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU40135
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4475
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Foreman
Affected software:
Foreman

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

The (1) Organization and (2) Locations APIs and UIs in Foreman before 1.11.4 and 1.12.x before 1.12.0-RC3 allow remote authenticated users to bypass organization and location restrictions and (a) read, (b) edit, or (c) delete arbitrary organizations or locations via unspecified vectors.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-4475

Install update from vendor's website.

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