# CVE-2017-7470: Missing authorization in spacewalk-backend > Non-admin or disabled users can perform administrative tasks in Spacewalk due to incorrect authorization checks. - **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 27 Jul 2018 - **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-8hhp-cr56-3gg7, RHSA-2017:1259, SUSE-SU-2017:1346-1, SUSE-SU-2017:1347-1, SUSE-SU-2017:1349-1, SUSE-SU-2017:1352-1 ## What is CVE-2017-7470? CVE-2017-7470 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Redhat Satellite, published on 27 Jul 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description It was found that spacewalk-channel can be used by a non-admin user or disabled users to perform administrative tasks due to an incorrect authorization check in backend/server/rhnChannel.py. Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7470? It affects 2 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `spacewalk-backend` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el5sat | | `spacewalk-backend-app` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el5sat | | `spacewalk-backend-applet` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el5sat | | `spacewalk-backend-config-files` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el5sat | | `spacewalk-backend-config-files-common` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el5sat | | `spacewalk-backend-config-files-tool` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el5sat | | `spacewalk-backend-iss` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el5sat | | `spacewalk-backend-iss-export` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el5sat | | `spacewalk-backend-libs` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el5sat | | `spacewalk-backend-package-push-server` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el5sat | | `spacewalk-backend-server` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el5sat | | `spacewalk-backend-sql` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el5sat | | `spacewalk-backend-sql-oracle` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el5sat | | `spacewalk-backend-sql-postgresql` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el5sat | | `spacewalk-backend-tools` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el5sat | | `spacewalk-backend-xml-export-libs` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el5sat | | `spacewalk-backend-xmlrpc` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el5 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el5sat | | `spacewalk-backend` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend-app` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend-applet` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend-config-files` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend-config-files-common` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend-config-files-tool` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend-iss` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend-iss-export` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend-libs` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend-package-push-server` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend-server` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend-sql` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend-sql-oracle` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend-sql-postgresql` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend-tools` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend-xml-export-libs` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend-xmlrpc` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.6::el6 | All versions | 0:2.0.3-45.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6 | All versions | 0:2.3.3-49.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend-app` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6 | All versions | 0:2.3.3-49.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend-applet` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6 | All versions | 0:2.3.3-49.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend-config-files` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6 | All versions | 0:2.3.3-49.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend-config-files-common` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6 | All versions | 0:2.3.3-49.el6sat | | `spacewalk-backend-config-files-tool` | Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6 | All versions | 0:2.3.3-49.el6sat | Products: Redhat Satellite, Redhat Spacewalk. ## How do I fix CVE-2017-7470? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2017-7470 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7470 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Satellite - [CVE-2024-7012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7012/): Puppet-foreman: an authentication bypass vulnerability exists in foreman (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2024-7923](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7923/): Puppet-pulpcore: an authentication bypass vulnerability exists in pulpcore (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2026-96659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-96659/): Foreman: excessive permissions for viewer role on preview (critical 9.1) - [CVE-2023-0118](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0118/): Foreman: arbitrary code execution through templates (critical 9.1) - [CVE-2008-2369](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2369/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.1) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2017-7470 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2017-7470 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Redhat Satellite, 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-2017-7470 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Redhat Satellite. 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-2017-7470/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7470/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7470 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7470 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7470 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7470/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.