cfme Control File Import code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in cfme. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Control File Import Handler. This manipulation causes code injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-5402. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in cfme (version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Control File Import Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A code injection flaw was found in the way capacity and utilization imported control files are processed. A remote, authenticated attacker with access to the capacity and utilization feature could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code as the user CFME runs as.

The bug was discovered 11/30/2016. The weakness was presented 10/30/2018 by Simon Lukasik as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-5402 since 06/10/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 700 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 233050 (RHEL 7 : CFME 5.6.3 (RHSA-2016:2839)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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 Tenable (233050) and SecurityFocus (BID 94612†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 233050
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : CFME 5.6.3 (RHSA-2016:2839)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/10/2016 🔍
11/30/2016 +173 days 🔍
11/30/2016 +0 days 🔍
10/30/2018 +699 days 🔍
10/31/2018 +0 days 🔍
11/01/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/21/2025 +2332 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2016:2839
Researcher: Simon Lukasik
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5402 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5402
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126343
SecurityFocus: 94612 - Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine CVE-2016-5402 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 11/01/2018 05:45
Updated: 03/21/2025 04:41
Changes: 11/01/2018 05:45 (57), 04/09/2020 09:45 (5), 06/03/2023 18:23 (3), 06/03/2023 18:31 (12), 03/21/2025 04:41 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:485:103

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