CVE-2021-20260 Information disclosure in foreman

High 7.8 Published Updated

An authenticated attacker with view_hosts permission can expose 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
None listed

What is CVE-2021-20260?

CVE-2021-20260 is a high-severity vulnerability in Theforeman Foreman, published on 26 Aug 2022. 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 Datacenter plugin 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.

Weakness: CWE-522, CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20260?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Theforeman Foreman.

How do I fix CVE-2021-20260?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-20260 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20260 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Theforeman Foreman vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-634w-42gr-qj8p.

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