# CVE-2021-3590: Information disclosure in foreman

> Attackers can retrieve Azure Compute Profile passwords from API JSON output, compromising cloud credentials and system integrity.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6543-h8cq-cc73

## What is CVE-2021-3590?

CVE-2021-3590 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Satellite, published on 22 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw was found in Foreman project. A credential leak was identified which will expose Azure Compute Profile password through JSON of the API output. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-3590?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Redhat Satellite, Theforeman Foreman.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-3590?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-3590 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-3590 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3590 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-2021-3590 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-3590 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Satellite, published on 22 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3590 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-2021-3590/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3590/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3590
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3590
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-3590

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3590/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.