What is CVE-2012-3503?

CVE-2012-3503 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Theforeman Katello, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2012-08-25.

How severe is CVE-2012-3503?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Theforeman Katello

CVE-2012-3503

The installation script in Katello 1.0 and earlier does not properly generate the Application.config.secret_token value, which causes each default installation to have the same secret token, and allows remote attackers to authenticate to t…

EPSS: 0.013 (80.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Theforeman Katello
Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

50344 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
RHSA-2012:1187 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
55140 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Broken Link)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
RHSA-2012:1186 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-3503?: CVE-2012-3503 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Theforeman Katello, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2012-08-25.
How severe is CVE-2012-3503?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.