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CVE-2012-3503 Detail

Description

The installation script in Katello 1.0 and earlier does not properly generate the Application.config.secret_token value, which causes each default installation to have the same secret token, and allows remote attackers to authenticate to the CloudForms System Engine web interface as an arbitrary user by creating a cookie using the default secret_token.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  08/25/2012

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.5 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 8.0


Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): Single
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1186.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1187.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55140
https://github.com/Katello/katello/commit/7c256fef9d75029d0ffff58ff1dcda915056d3a3 Exploit Patch
https://github.com/Katello/katello/pull/499

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:a:katello:katello:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*    versions up to (including) 1.0

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-3503
NVD Published Date:
08/25/2012
NVD Last Modified:
03/21/2013