# CVE-2017-15123: Missing authorization in CloudForms

> Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive CloudForms RSS feed data, including details on newly created virtual machines, due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jun 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9j5r-6jgc-rgpx

## What is CVE-2017-15123?

CVE-2017-15123 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in redhat CloudForms, published on 12 Jun 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw was found in the CloudForms web interface, versions 5.8 - 5.10, where the RSS feed URLs are not properly restricted to authenticated users only. An attacker could use this flaw to view potentially sensitive information from CloudForms including data such as newly created virtual machines.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15123?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-15123?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15123 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-15123 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15123 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in redhat CloudForms

- [CVE-2013-2068](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2068/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2014-8164](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8164/): Security feature bypass in Red Hat CloudForms (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2020-14324](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14324/): Command injection in CloudForms (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2014-0087](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0087/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-7040](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7040/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-15123 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-15123 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in redhat CloudForms, published on 12 Jun 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15123 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: redhat CloudForms. 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-2017-15123/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15123/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15123
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15123
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15123

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