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CVE-2015-5233 Detail

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Description

Foreman before 1.8.4 and 1.9.x before 1.9.1 do not properly apply view_hosts permissions, which allows (1) remote authenticated users with the view_reports permission to read reports from arbitrary hosts or (2) remote authenticated users with the destroy_reports permission to delete reports from arbitrary hosts via direct access to the (a) individual report show/delete pages or (b) APIs.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 4.2 MEDIUM

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 6.0 MEDIUM

Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/11579	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://theforeman.org/security.html#CVE-2015-5233:reportsshow/destroynotrestrictedbyhostauthorization	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2622	CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	NIST

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Change History

9 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 7:52:25 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	Description	A flaw was discovered where Satellite failed to properly enforce permissions on the show and delete actions for reports. An authenticated user with show or delete report permissions could use this flaw to view or delete any reports held in Foreman.	Foreman before 1.8.4 and 1.9.x before 1.9.1 do not properly apply view_hosts permissions, which allows (1) remote authenticated users with the view_reports permission to read reports from arbitrary hosts or (2) remote authenticated users with the destroy_reports permission to delete reports from arbitrary hosts via direct access to the (a) individual report show/delete pages or (b) APIs.
Removed	CVSS V2	Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5233 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262443 [No Types Assigned]

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 11:16:56 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	Description	Foreman before 1.8.4 and 1.9.x before 1.9.1 do not properly apply view_hosts permissions, which allows (1) remote authenticated users with the view_reports permission to read reports from arbitrary hosts or (2) remote authenticated users with the destroy_reports permission to delete reports from arbitrary hosts via direct access to the (a) individual report show/delete pages or (b) APIs.	A flaw was discovered where Satellite failed to properly enforce permissions on the show and delete actions for reports. An authenticated user with show or delete report permissions could use this flaw to view or delete any reports held in Foreman.
Added	CVSS V2		Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5233 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262443 [No Types Assigned]

Modified Analysis by NIST 4/20/2016 1:37:31 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V3		AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Added	CWE		CWE-264
Added	CPE Configuration		Configuration 1 OR cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.9.0::::::: cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.8.3::::::: (and previous) Configuration 2 OR cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.1:::::::
Changed	Reference Type	http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/11579 No Types Assigned	http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/11579 Advisory, Patch
Changed	Reference Type	http://theforeman.org/security.html#CVE-2015-5233:reportsshow/destroynotrestrictedbyhostauthorization No Types Assigned	http://theforeman.org/security.html#CVE-2015-5233:reportsshow/destroynotrestrictedbyhostauthorization Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5233
NVD Published Date:
04/11/2016
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2026
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2015-5233 Detail

Description

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Change History

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 6/16/2026 8:28:43 PM

CVE Status Change 5/06/2026 6:30:45 PM

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 9:32:36 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 11:37:36 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 7:52:25 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 11:16:56 AM

Modified Analysis by NIST 4/20/2016 1:37:31 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 4/18/2016 12:13:46 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 4/18/2016 12:08:29 PM

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