Foreman smart_proxy_dynflow improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Foreman. Affected is an unknown function of the component smart_proxy_dynflow. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-14643. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foreman (Service Management Software) (unknown version). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component smart_proxy_dynflow. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An authentication bypass flaw was found in the smart_proxy_dynflow component used by Foreman. A malicious attacker can use this flaw to remotely execute arbitrary commands on machines managed by vulnerable Foreman instances, in a highly privileged context.

The bug was discovered 09/24/2018. The weakness was disclosed 09/21/2018 with Red Hat as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-14643 since 07/27/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 117680 (RHEL 7 : Satellite Server (RHSA-2018:2733)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236978 (Red Hat Update for rubygem-smart_proxy_dynflow (RHSA-2018:2733)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (117680) and SecurityFocus (BID 105375†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 117680
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : Satellite Server (RHSA-2018:2733)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

07/27/2018 🔍
09/20/2018 +55 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2018:2733
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-14643 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-14643
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124332
SecurityFocus: 105375 - Foreman CVE-2018-14643 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2018 17:13
Updated: 05/17/2023 13:14
Changes: 09/21/2018 17:13 (66), 03/26/2020 09:20 (7), 05/17/2023 13:08 (5), 05/17/2023 13:14 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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