# CVE-2017-7497: Missing authorization in CFME

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

- **Severity:** Medium 4.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-97vg-m3qf-f423

## 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 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7497?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-7497?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2017-7497 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in [UNKNOWN] CFME

- [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-2017-7497 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: [UNKNOWN] CFME. 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-2017-7497/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7497/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7497
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7497
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7497

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7497/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.