CVE-2012-4574 Information disclosure in n/a

Low 2.1 Published Updated

Local attackers can read world-readable configuration files to obtain administrative passwords, leading to privilege escalation in Red Hat CloudForms.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-4574?

CVE-2012-4574 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jan 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Pulp in Red Hat CloudForms before 1.1 uses world-readable permissions for pulp.conf, which allows local users to read the administrative password by reading this file.

Weakness: CWE-255

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4574?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Cloudforms.

How do I fix CVE-2012-4574?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4574 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-4574 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4574 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4vm3-7378-9hc4.

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