CVE-2016-4996

Description

A flaw was found in discovery-debug in foreman. An attacker, with permissions to view the debug results, would be able to view the root password associated with that system, potentially allowing them to access it.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score7.57N/A
Attack VectorLocalLocalN/A
Attack ComplexityHighHighN/A
Privileges RequiredHighLowN/A
User InteractionNoneNoneN/A
ScopeChangedUnchangedN/A
ConfidentialityHighHighN/A
Integrity ImpactHighHighN/A
Availability ImpactHighHighN/A

Vector

Red Hat: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Understanding the Weakness (CWE)

CWE-532

Confidentiality

Technical Impact: Read Application Data

Logging sensitive user data, full path names, or system information often provides attackers with an additional, less-protected path to acquiring the information.

Acknowledgements

This issue was discovered by Thom Carlin (Red Hat).

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