CVE-2021-20290

low-risk
Published 2022-03-25

An improper authorization handling flaw was found in Foreman. The OpenSCAP plugin for the smart-proxy allows foreman clients to execute actions that should be limited to the Foreman Server. This flaw allows an authenticated local attacker to access and delete limited resources and also causes a denial of service on the Foreman server. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to integrity and system availability.

Do I need to act?

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0.03% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low 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
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CVSS 6.1/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Openscap

Affected Vendors

Theforeman

References (2)

Exploit https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939701
Exploit https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939701
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low-risk
Severity 20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal