CVE-2019-3893 Information disclosure in foreman
A malicious user with delete permissions can retrieve plaintext credentials for compute resources via the API, potentially taking control of those resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-3893?
CVE-2019-3893 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Satellite, published on 9 Apr 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Foreman it was discovered that the delete compute resource operation, when executed from the Foreman API, leads to the disclosure of the plaintext password or token for the affected compute resource. A malicious user with the "delete_compute_resource" permission can use this flaw to take control over compute resources managed by foreman. Versions before 1.20.3, 1.21.1, 1.22.0 are vulnerable.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3893?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Redhat Satellite, Theforeman Foreman.
How do I fix CVE-2019-3893?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2019-3893 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3893 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-xfjc-qf4h-hwgq.