# CVE-2012-6116: Misconfiguration in n/a

> Local attackers can modify the Candlepin CA certificate due to weak file permissions, potentially bypassing security controls or escalating privileges.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Mar 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h3g7-crqm-323f

## What is CVE-2012-6116?

CVE-2012-6116 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Mar 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

modules/certs/manifests/config.pp in katello-configure before 1.3.3.pulpv2 in Katello uses weak permissions (666) for the Candlepin bootstrap RPM, which allows local users to modify the Candlepin CA certificate by writing to this file.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6116?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Katello Katello, Katello Katello-Configure.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-6116?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6116 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-6116 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6116 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-3072](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3072/): Katello SQL Injection vulnerabilities (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2014-3712](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3712/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2013-4201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4201/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2012-5561](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5561/): Information disclosure in n/a (low 2.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-6116 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-6116 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Mar 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6116 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6116/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6116/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6116
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6116
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-6116

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6116/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.