CVE-2014-8164 Security feature bypass in Red Hat CloudForms

Critical 9.1 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass SSL certificate verification in Red Hat CloudForms if insecure configuration is enabled, allowing man-in-the-middle attacks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-8164?

CVE-2014-8164 is a critical vulnerability in Red Hat CloudForms, published on 6 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A insecure configuration for certificate verification (http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE) may lead to verification bypass in Red Hat CloudForms 5.x.

Weakness: CWE-295

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8164?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8164?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8164 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-8164 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8164 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c5wm-wjmg-6v8p.

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