CVE-2020-14334
Description
A flaw was found in Red Hat Satellite. An attacker could gain access to cache files further allowing access to cached credentials that could help the attacker to gain complete control of the Satellite instance. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Mitigation
This flaw can be mitigated by manually changing the directory permissions to remove readable bits for the others:
# chmod 0750 /run/foreman
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.8 | 8.8 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Local | Local | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low | N/A |
| Privileges Required | Low | Low | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | None | N/A |
| Scope | Changed | Changed | N/A |
| Confidentiality | High | High | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | High | High | N/A |
| Availability Impact | High | High | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Access Control
Technical Impact: Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
An attacker could gain access to user accounts and access sensitive data used by the user accounts.
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Foreman project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Ewoud Kohl van Wijngaarden (Red Hat) as the original reporter.
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