CVE-2017-7505 Missing authorization in foreman
Users with limited user management permissions can modify global administrator accounts, including changing passwords, due to incorrect authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-7505?
CVE-2017-7505 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Theforeman Foreman, published on 26 May 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Foreman since version 1.5 is vulnerable to an incorrect authorization check due to which users with user management permission who are assigned to some organization(s) can do all operations granted by these permissions on all administrator user object outside of their scope, such as editing global admin accounts including changing their passwords.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7505?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Theforeman Foreman.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7505?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7505 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2017-7505 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7505 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Theforeman Foreman
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r979-3cmv-8p2v.