CVE-2021-20259 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in foreman_fog_proxmox
An authenticated attacker with view_hosts permission can expose Proxmox passwords via the API, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-20259?
CVE-2021-20259 is a high-severity vulnerability in foreman, published on 7 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in the Foreman project. The Proxmox compute resource exposes the password through the API to an authenticated local attacker with view_hosts permission. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. Versions before foreman_fog_proxmox 0.13.1 are affected
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20259?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including foreman_fog_proxmox. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
foreman_fog_proxmox RubyGems | All versions | 0.13.1 |
foreman_fog_proxmox RubyGems | All versions | 0.13.1 |
Products include Theforeman Foremanfogproxmox.
How do I fix CVE-2021-20259?
Upgrade foreman_fog_proxmox to 0.13.1 or later.
Is CVE-2021-20259 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20259 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f2rp-4rv7-fc95.