CVE-2020-25716
Description
A flaw was found in Cloudforms. A role-based privileges escalation flaw where export or import of administrator files is possible. An attacker with a specific group can perform actions restricted only to system administrator. This is the affect of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-10783. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.
Statement
This vulnerability stems from incomplete fixes for a previously disclosed CVE-2020-10783, which only fixed this flaw for EVM-Operator group.
Mitigation
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update as soon as possible.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.4 | 8.1 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | High | Low | N/A |
| Privileges Required | Low | Low | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | None | N/A |
| Scope | Changed | Unchanged | N/A |
| Confidentiality | High | High | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | High | High | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Low | None | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality,Integrity,Availability,Access Control
Technical Impact: Modify Memory; Read Memory; Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands; Gain Privileges or Assume Identity; Bypass Protection Mechanism; Other
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Purnachand Pulahari (IBM) and Ranjit Kumar Singh (IBM) for reporting this issue.
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