CVE-2017-2590 Missing authorization in ipa
High 8.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-2590 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-2590 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 27 Jul 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2590 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Redhat Enterprise Linux. 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-2017-2590/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2590/index.md)
An authenticated attacker can bypass permission checks to delete or disable Certificate Authorities, causing denial of service and data loss.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-2590?
CVE-2017-2590 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 27 Jul 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was found in ipa before 4.4. IdM's ca-del, ca-disable, and ca-enable commands did not properly check the user's permissions while modifying CAs in Dogtag. An authenticated, unauthorized attacker could use this flaw to delete, disable, or enable CAs causing various denial of service problems with certificate issuance, OCSP signing, and deletion of secret keys.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2590?
It affects 7 products.
Linux distribution packages (40)
ipa Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-admintools Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-client Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-client-common Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-common Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-python-compat Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-server Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-server-common Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-server-dns Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-server-trust-ad Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
python2-ipaclient Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
python2-ipalib Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
python2-ipaserver Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-admintools Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-client Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-client-common Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-common Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-python-compat Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-server Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-server-common Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-server-dns Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-server-trust-ad Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
python2-ipaclient Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
python2-ipalib Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
python2-ipaserver Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-admintools Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-client Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-client-common Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-common Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-python-compat Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-server Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-server-common Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-server-dns Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
ipa-server-trust-ad Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
python2-ipaclient Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.6 |
Products include Freeipa Freeipa, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2590?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2017-2590 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2590 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-7gp5-3wrx-x8j6, RHSA-2017:0388.