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CVE-2015-5152 json

Foreman after 1.1 and before 1.9.0-RC1 does not redirect HTTP requests to HTTPS when the require_ssl setting is set to true, which allows r…

published 2017-07-14 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-5163

cvss
8.1
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.5%
EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Foreman after 1.1 and before 1.9.0-RC1 does not redirect HTTP requests to HTTPS when the require_ssl setting is set to true, which allows remote attackers to obtain user credentials via a man-in-the-middle attack.

Patch / fix

  • pulp satellite capsule 6.1, satellite 6.1 2.8.3.3-1.el6sat
  • pulp satellite capsule 6.2, satellite 6.2 2.8.3.3-1.el7sat
  • gofer satellite capsule 6.1, satellite 6.1 2.7.6-1.el6sat
  • gofer satellite capsule 6.2, satellite 6.2 2.7.6-1.el7sat
  • ostree satellite capsule 6.2, satellite 6.2 2016.5-3.atomic.el7
  • puppet satellite capsule 6.1, satellite 6.1 3.8.6-2.el6sat
  • puppet satellite capsule 6.2, satellite 6.2 3.8.6-2.el7sat
  • foreman satellite capsule 6.1, satellite 6.1 1.11.0.49-1.el6sat

red hat advisories RHBA-2016:1501

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-2015-5152 updated cvss 4.3

Foreman: API permits HTTP requests when require_ssl is enabled

  • Red Hat OpenStack Foreman foreman Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) Installer foreman
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.2 libtasn1 3.8-3.el7, qpid-qmf 0.30-5.el6, qpid-qmf 0.30-5.el7, gofer 2.7.6-1.el6sat, gofer 2.7.6-1.el7sat, qpid-cpp 0.30-11.el6, +238 more Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.2 libtasn1 3.8-3.el7, qpid-qmf 0.30-5.el6, qpid-qmf 0.30-5.el7, gofer 2.7.6-1.el6sat, gofer 2.7.6-1.el7sat, qpid-cpp 0.30-11.el6, +165 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2016:1501

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Exploit prediction

1.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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