Information disclosure in Katello - CVE-2012-5561
Published: March 1, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43045
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5561
CWE-ID: CWE-200
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 non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
script/katello-generate-passphrase in Katello 1.1 uses world-readable permissions for /etc/katello/secure/passphrase, which allows local users to obtain the passphrase by reading the file.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-5561
Install update from vendor's website.