CVE-2017-7497 Missing authorization in CFME

Medium 4.1 Published 27 Jul 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers can create storage volumes for other tenants due to missing tenant filtering in the CloudForms volume creation dialog.

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

What is CVE-2017-7497?

CVE-2017-7497 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in [UNKNOWN] CFME, published on 27 Jul 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The dialog for creating cloud volumes (cinder provider) in CloudForms does not filter cloud tenants by user. An attacker with the ability to create storage volumes could use this to create storage volumes for any other tenant.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7497?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine.

How do I fix CVE-2017-7497?

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-2017-7497 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7497 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-97vg-m3qf-f423.