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high 8.8

CVE-2014-0087 json

The check_privileges method in vmdb/app/controllers/application_controller.rb in ManageIQ, as used in Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine…

published 2018-01-11 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-0172

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The check_privileges method in vmdb/app/controllers/application_controller.rb in ManageIQ, as used in Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine (CFME), allows remote authenticated users to bypass authorization and gain privileges by leveraging improper RBAC checking, related to the rbac_user_edit action.

Patch / fix

  • redhat cloudforms_management_engine 5.3
  • cfme cloudforms managementengine 5 5.3.2.6-1.el6cf
  • cfme-lib cloudforms managementengine 5 5.3.2.6-1.el6cf
  • cfme-appliance cloudforms managementengine 5 5.3.2.6-1.el6cf
  • mingw32-cfme-host cloudforms managementengine 5 5.3.2.6-1.el6cf
  • ruby193-rubygem-fog cloudforms managementengine 5 1.19.0-2.el6cf
  • ruby193-rubygem-linux_admin cloudforms managementengine 5 0.9.4-1.el6cf

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:0028

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-2014-0087 updated cvss 6.5

CFME: check_privileges logic error resulting in privilege escalation

  • Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 5.3 cfme 5.3.2.6-1.el6cf, cfme-lib 5.3.2.6-1.el6cf, cfme-appliance 5.3.2.6-1.el6cf, mingw32-cfme-host 5.3.2.6-1.el6cf, ruby193-rubygem-fog 1.19.0-2.el6cf, ruby193-rubygem-linux_admin 0.9.4-1.el6cf
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0028

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

1.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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