Improper Permission Control in CloudForms by Red Hat
CVE-2016-7071

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Cfme
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 September 2018

What is CVE-2016-7071?

An issue was identified in CloudForms prior to version 5.6.2.2 and 5.7.0.7, where permissions were not correctly enforced on VM IDs provided by users. This flaw allows a remote, authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary virtual machines on systems managed by CloudForms, provided they can ascertain the ID of the targeted VM. It highlights the importance of rigorous permission checks in managing virtual environments.

Affected Version(s)

CFME 5.6.2.2

CFME 5.7.0.7

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2091.html
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7071
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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