# CVE-2017-7530: Missing authorization in cfme

> API users can bypass privilege checks to execute arbitrary actions on VMs, such as destroying them, due to missing authorization in CloudForms.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 26 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hvp5-xq7g-8w42

## What is CVE-2017-7530?

CVE-2017-7530 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Red Hat cfme, published on 26 Jul 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In CloudForms Management Engine (cfme) before 5.7.3 and 5.8.x before 5.8.1, it was found that privilege check is missing when invoking arbitrary methods via filtering on VMs that MiqExpression will execute that is triggerable by API users. An attacker could use this to execute actions they should not be allowed to (e.g. destroying VMs).

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7530?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Redhat Cloudforms, Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-7530?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2017-7530 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7530 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat cfme

- [CVE-2020-14325](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14325/): Auth bypass in CloudForms (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2014-0197](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0197/): Cross-site request forgery in CFME (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-5402](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5402/): Code injection in cfme (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-7071](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7071/): Missing authorization in CFME (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-4471](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4471/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-7530 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-7530 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Red Hat cfme, published on 26 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-2017-7530 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Red Hat 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-2017-7530/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7530/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7530
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7530
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7530

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