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CVE-2016-4995 json

Foreman before 1.11.4 and 1.12.x before 1.12.1 does not properly restrict access to preview provisioning templates, which allows remote aut…

published 2016-08-19 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-5960

cvss
5.3
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Foreman before 1.11.4 and 1.12.x before 1.12.1 does not properly restrict access to preview provisioning templates, which allows remote authenticated users with permission to view some hosts to obtain sensitive host configuration information via a URL with a hostname.

Patch / fix

  • theforeman foreman 1.11.4, 1.12.1
  • kobo satellite capsule 6.3, satellite 6.3 0.5.1-1.el7sat
  • pulp satellite capsule 6.3, satellite 6.3 2.13.4.6-1.el7sat
  • hiera satellite capsule 6.3, satellite 6.3 1.3.1-2.el7sat
  • foreman satellite capsule 6.3, satellite 6.3 1.15.6.34-1.el7sat
  • katello satellite capsule 6.3, satellite 6.3 3.4.5-15.el7sat
  • pulp-rpm satellite capsule 6.3, satellite 6.3 2.13.4.8-1.el7sat
  • candlepin satellite 6.3 2.1.14-1.el7
  • satellite satellite capsule 6.3, satellite 6.3 6.3.0-23.0.el7sat

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:0336

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-2016-4995 updated cvss 4.3

foreman: Information disclosure in provisioning template previews

  • Red Hat OpenStack Foreman foreman Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3 foreman Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) Installer foreman
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.3 kobo 0.5.1-1.el7sat, hiera 1.3.1-2.el7sat, candlepin 2.1.14-1.el7, pulp 2.13.4.6-1.el7sat, katello 3.4.5-15.el7sat, foreman 1.15.6.34-1.el7sat, +103 more Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.3 kobo 0.5.1-1.el7sat, hiera 1.3.1-2.el7sat, pulp 2.13.4.6-1.el7sat, katello 3.4.5-15.el7sat, foreman 1.15.6.34-1.el7sat, pulp-docker 2.4.1-2.el7sat, +64 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0336

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Exploit prediction

1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 3.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

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

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.