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CVE-2017-2672 json

A flaw was found in foreman before version 1.15 in the logging of adding and registering images.

published 2018-06-21 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-11816

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in foreman before version 1.15 in the logging of adding and registering images. An attacker with access to the foreman log file would be able to view passwords for provisioned systems in the log file, allowing them to access those systems.

Patch / fix

  • theforeman foreman 1.15
  • 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-2017-2672 updated cvss 6.5

foreman: Image password leak

  • 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

1.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • projects.theforeman.org https://projects.theforeman.org/issues/19169 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2672 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • [UNKNOWN] foreman

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

Sources

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