Red Hat Network Satellite 5.4 mod_wsgi improper authentication
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat Network Satellite 5.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component mod_wsgi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
spacewalk-backend in Red Hat Network Satellite 5.4 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 does not properly authorize or authenticate uploads to the NULL organization when mod_wsgi is used, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (/var partition disk consumption and failed updates) via a large number of package uploads.
The weakness was disclosed 06/15/2012 with Red Hat (Website). The advisory is shared at rhn.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1145. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/04/2021).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 64031 (RHEL 6 : spacewalk-backend (RHSA-2012:0436)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74498) and Tenable (64031).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 64031
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 : spacewalk-backend (RHSA-2012:0436)
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Timeline
02/14/2012 🔍03/30/2012 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: redhat.comAdvisory: RHSA-2012:0436
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2012-1145 (🔍)
X-Force: 74498
SecurityTracker: 1026873 - Red Hat Network Satellite Server spacewalk-backend Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 36193 - Red Hat Network Satellite 5.4 on RHEL 6 Uploads Authentication Flaw Allows Remote DoS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 52832 - Red Hat Network Satellite Server NULL Organization Package Upload Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 48664 - Red Hat Network Satellite NULL Organization Package Upload Security Bypass Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 81481
Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 12/04/2021 02:35
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (57), 04/17/2017 11:07 (16), 12/04/2021 02:28 (4), 12/04/2021 02:35 (1)
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