What is CVE-2016-7077?

CVE-2016-7077 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foreman, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2018-09-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-7077?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Foreman

CVE-2016-7077

foreman before 1.14.0 is vulnerable to an information leak. It was found that Foreman form helper does not authorize options for associated objects. Unauthorized user can see names of such objects if their count is less than 6.

Published 2018-09-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Foreman — versions foreman 1.14.0
Theforeman Foreman

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

theforeman.org/security.html (Vendor Advisory)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94230 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
projects.theforeman.org/issues/16971 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7077?: CVE-2016-7077 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foreman, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2018-09-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-7077?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.