CVE-2019-10159 Missing authorization in cfme

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

An unprivileged user can access all VM migration logs due to improper authorization in the migration log controller.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-10159?

CVE-2019-10159 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Red Hat cfme, published on 14 Jun 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

cfme-gemset versions 5.10.4.3 and below, 5.9.9.3 and below are vulnerable to a data leak, due to an improper authorization in the migration log controller. An attacker with access to an unprivileged user can access all VM migration logs available.

Weakness: CWE-285

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10159?

It affects 2 products.

Linux distribution packages (18)
ansible-tower Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.10::el7All versions0:3.5.1-1.el7at
ansible-tower-server Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.10::el7All versions0:3.5.1-1.el7at
ansible-tower-setup Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.10::el7All versions0:3.5.1-1.el7at
ansible-tower-ui Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.10::el7All versions0:3.5.1-1.el7at
ansible-tower-venv-ansible Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.10::el7All versions0:3.5.1-1.el7at
ansible-tower-venv-tower Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.10::el7All versions0:3.5.1-1.el7at
cfme Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.10::el7All versions0:5.10.8.0-1.el7cf
cfme-amazon-smartstate Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.10::el7All versions0:5.10.8.0-1.el7cf
cfme-appliance Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.10::el7All versions0:5.10.8.0-1.el7cf
cfme-appliance-common Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.10::el7All versions0:5.10.8.0-1.el7cf
cfme-appliance-debuginfo Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.10::el7All versions0:5.10.8.0-1.el7cf
cfme-appliance-tools Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.10::el7All versions0:5.10.8.0-1.el7cf
cfme-debuginfo Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.10::el7All versions0:5.10.8.0-1.el7cf
cfme-gemset Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.10::el7All versions0:5.10.8.0-1.el7cf
cfme-gemset-debuginfo Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.10::el7All versions0:5.10.8.0-1.el7cf
rubygem-nokogiri Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.10::el7All versions0:1.8.5-1.el7cf
rubygem-nokogiri-debuginfo Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.10::el7All versions0:1.8.5-1.el7cf
rubygem-nokogiri-doc Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.10::el7All versions0:1.8.5-1.el7cf

Products include Redhat Cfme-Gemset, Redhat Cloudforms.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10159?

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-2019-10159 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10159 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-whhr-m9m3-wj45, RHSA-2019:2466.

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