# CVE-2019-10198: Auth bypass in foreman-tasks

> An unauthenticated attacker can view task details in Foreman by guessing UUIDs due to missing authorization checks in the foreman-tasks plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 31 Jul 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gq5x-r3g9-ch4f

## What is CVE-2019-10198?

CVE-2019-10198 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Redhat Satellite, published on 31 Jul 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An authentication bypass vulnerability was discovered in foreman-tasks before 0.15.7. Previously, commit tasks were searched through find_resource, which performed authorization checks. After the change to Foreman, an unauthenticated user can view the details of a task through the web UI or API, if they can discover or guess the UUID of the task.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality), CWE-592 (DEPRECATED: Authentication Bypass Issues)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10198?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Redhat Satellite, Theforeman Foreman-Tasks.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-10198?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2019-10198 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10198 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Satellite

- [CVE-2024-7012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7012/): Puppet-foreman: an authentication bypass vulnerability exists in foreman (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-7923](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7923/): Puppet-pulpcore: an authentication bypass vulnerability exists in pulpcore (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-96659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-96659/): Foreman: excessive permissions for viewer role on preview (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-0118](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0118/): Foreman: arbitrary code execution through templates (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2008-2369](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2369/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-10198 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-10198 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Redhat Satellite, published on 31 Jul 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10198 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Satellite. 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-2019-10198/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10198/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10198
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10198
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-10198

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10198/
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