CVE-2016-3112 Information disclosure in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Authenticated users can read world-readable consumer private keys to escalate privileges by impersonating consumers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2016-3112?

CVE-2016-3112 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

client/consumer/cli.py in Pulp before 2.8.3 writes consumer private keys to etc/pki/pulp/consumer/consumer-cert.pem as world-readable, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain the consumer private keys and escalate privileges by reading /etc/pki/pulp/consumer/consumer-cert, and authenticating as a consumer user.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3112?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pulpproject Pulp.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3112?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-3112 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3112 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3j4c-jhfg-648f.

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