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CVE-2017-7470 json

It was found that spacewalk-channel can be used by a non-admin user or disabled users to perform administrative tasks due to an incorrect a…

published 2018-07-27 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-16493

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.1%
EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

It was found that spacewalk-channel can be used by a non-admin user or disabled users to perform administrative tasks due to an incorrect authorization check in backend/server/rhnChannel.py.

Patch / fix

  • spacewalk-backend network satellite 5.6 2.0.3-45.el5sat
  • spacewalk-backend network satellite 5.6 2.0.3-45.el6sat
  • spacewalk-backend network satellite 5.7 2.3.3-49.el6sat
  • spacewalk-backend-app network satellite 5.6 2.0.3-45.el5sat
  • spacewalk-backend-app network satellite 5.6 2.0.3-45.el6sat
  • spacewalk-backend-app network satellite 5.7 2.3.3-49.el6sat
  • spacewalk-backend-iss network satellite 5.6 2.0.3-45.el5sat
  • spacewalk-backend-iss network satellite 5.6 2.0.3-45.el6sat

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:1259

  • rhnlib Manager Server 3.0, Manager Proxy 3.0 2.5.84.4-6.1
  • spacecmd Manager Server 3.0 2.5.5.5-12.1
  • susemanager Manager Server 3.0 3.0.21-21.1
  • spacewalk-web Manager Server 3.0, Manager Proxy 3.0 2.5.7.15-21.1
  • spacewalk-java Manager Server 3.0 2.5.59.14-23.2
  • spacewalk-setup Manager Server 3.0 2.5.3.12-15.1
  • susemanager-sls Manager Server 3.0, Manager Proxy 3.0 0.1.20-23.1
  • spacewalk-backend Manager Server 3.0, Manager Proxy 3.0 2.5.24.9-22.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:1349-1SUSE-SU-2017:1346-1SUSE-SU-2017:1347-1SUSE-SU-2017:1352-1

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-2017-7470 updated cvss 6.5

spacewalk-backend: spacewalk-channel can be used by non-admin or disabled users for performing administrative tasks

  • Red Hat Satellite 5.6 (RHEL v.5) spacewalk-backend 2.0.3-45.el5sat, spacewalk-backend-app 2.0.3-45.el5sat, spacewalk-backend-iss 2.0.3-45.el5sat, spacewalk-backend-sql 2.0.3-45.el5sat, spacewalk-backend-libs 2.0.3-45.el5sat, spacewalk-backend-tools 2.0.3-45.el5sat, +11 more Red Hat Satellite 5.6 (RHEL v.6) spacewalk-backend 2.0.3-45.el6sat, spacewalk-backend-app 2.0.3-45.el6sat, spacewalk-backend-iss 2.0.3-45.el6sat, spacewalk-backend-sql 2.0.3-45.el6sat, spacewalk-backend-libs 2.0.3-45.el6sat, spacewalk-backend-tools 2.0.3-45.el6sat, +11 more Red Hat Satellite 5.7 (RHEL v.6) spacewalk-backend 2.3.3-49.el6sat, spacewalk-backend-app 2.3.3-49.el6sat, spacewalk-backend-iss 2.3.3-49.el6sat, spacewalk-backend-sql 2.3.3-49.el6sat, spacewalk-backend-libs 2.3.3-49.el6sat, spacewalk-backend-tools 2.3.3-49.el6sat, +11 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1259

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Exploit prediction

2.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

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:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • [UNKNOWN] spacewalk-backend

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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