Vulnerability in Freeipa
CVE-2016-5404
The cert_revoke command in FreeIPA does not check for the "revoke certificate" permission, which allows remote authenticated users to revoke arbitrary certificates by leveraging the "retrieve certificate" permission.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freeipa
- Oracle Linux — versions 6, 7
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 23, 24, 25
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html (Third Party Advisory)
- git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/freeipa.git/commit/ (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92525 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/17/9 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1797.html (vendor-advisory)
- fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/6232 (Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5404?
- CVE-2016-5404 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freeipa, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-09-07.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5404?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.