# CVE-2014-0197: Cross-site request forgery in CFME

> An attacker can perform unauthorized actions on behalf of a logged-in user due to insufficient CSRF protection in Red Hat CloudForms.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2019
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8g89-3gw6-x8hc

## What is CVE-2014-0197?

CVE-2014-0197 is a high-severity vulnerability in CFME, published on 13 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

CFME: CSRF protection vulnerability via permissive check of the referrer header

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0197?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Redhat Cloudforms, Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-0197?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2014-0197 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in CFME

- [CVE-2020-14325](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14325/): Auth bypass in CloudForms (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2016-5402](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5402/): Code injection in cfme (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-7071](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7071/): Missing authorization in CFME (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-7530](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7530/): Missing authorization in cfme (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-4471](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4471/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-0197 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-0197 is a high-severity vulnerability in CFME, published on 13 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: CFME. 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-2014-0197/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0197/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0197
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0197
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-0197

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0197/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.