CVE-2012-3503 json
Katello uses hard coded credential
published 2012-08-25 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-5xv2-q475-rwrh , EUVD-2022-2683
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.0%
- EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- rubygems katello 1.0.6, 1.1.7
- github.com/Katello/katello@7c256fe commit
- github.com/Katello/katello#499 pull request
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2012-3503 updated cvss 5.0
Katello: Application.config.secret_token is not generated properly
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Red Hat CloudForms System Engine for RHEL 6 Server katello 0.1.320-1.el6cf, katello-all 0.1.320-1.el6cf, katello-common 0.1.320-1.el6cf, katello-glue-pulp 0.1.320-1.el6cf, katello-glue-foreman 0.1.320-1.el6cf, katello-glue-candlepin 0.1.320-1.el6cffixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1186
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Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Server katello 0.3.4-1.el6_2, katello-common 0.3.4-1.el6_2, katello-glue-candlepin 0.3.4-1.el6_2fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1187
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
3.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | katello | <1.0.6 >=1.1.0, <1.1.7 |
1.0.6 1.1.7 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
References
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github.com
/Katello/katello/pull/499
web, issue-tracking
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github.com
/Katello/katello/commit/7c256fef9d75029d0ffff58ff1dcda915056d3a3
web, patch
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2012-1187.html
vendor-advisory, web, third-party-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2012-1186.html
vendor-advisory, web, broken-link, third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/50344
third-party-advisory, broken-link
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securityfocus.com
/bid/55140
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3503
advisory
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github.com
/Katello/katello
package
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-5xv2-q475-rwrh
advisory
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github.com
/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/katello/CVE-2012-3503.yml
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20140806122239/http://secunia.com/advisories/50344
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20200229120740/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55140
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-3503
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-5xv2-q475-rwrh
- NVD CVE-2012-3503
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