CVE-2012-3503

moderate-risk
Published 2012-08-25

The installation script in Katello 1.0 and earlier does not properly generate the Application.config.secret_token value, which causes each default installation to have the same secret token, and allows remote attackers to authenticate to the CloudForms System Engine web interface as an arbitrary user by creating a cookie using the default secret_token.

Do I need to act?

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1.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Katello

Affected Vendors

Redhat Theforeman

References (12)

Broken Link http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1186.html
Third Party Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1187.html
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/50344
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55140
Patch https://github.com/Katello/katello/commit/7c256fef9d75029d0ffff58ff1dcda915056d3...
Issue Tracking https://github.com/Katello/katello/pull/499
Broken Link http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1186.html
Third Party Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1187.html
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/50344
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55140
Patch https://github.com/Katello/katello/commit/7c256fef9d75029d0ffff58ff1dcda915056d3...
Issue Tracking https://github.com/Katello/katello/pull/499
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 4/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low