CVE-2015-5246

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2015-08-24
Bugzilla:
1258700: CVE-2015-5246 Foreman: previous password still allowed to log into foreman with Active Directory backend

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The LDAP Authentication functionality in Foreman might allow remote attackers with knowledge of old passwords to gain access via vectors involving the password lifetime period in Active Directory.

Find out more about CVE-2015-5246 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 4.9
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Satellite 6 foreman Will not fix
OpenStack 6 Installer for RHEL 7 foreman Will not fix

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