What is CVE-2015-5246?

CVE-2015-5246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Theforeman Foreman, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-10-06.

How severe is CVE-2015-5246?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Theforeman Foreman

CVE-2015-5246

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.

EPSS: 0.007 (72.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Theforeman Foreman — versions 1.9.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-5246?: CVE-2015-5246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Theforeman Foreman, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2015-5246?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.