What is CVE-2016-7078?

CVE-2016-7078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foreman, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2018-09-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-7078?

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

Auth bypass in Foreman

CVE-2016-7078

foreman before version 1.15.0 is vulnerable to an information leak through organizations and locations feature. When a user is assigned _no_ organizations/locations, they are able to view all resources instead of none (mirroring an adminis…

EPSS: 0.003 (55.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Foreman — versions 1.15.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

github.com/theforeman/foreman/commit/5f606e11cf39719bf62f8b1f3396861b32387905 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
96385 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
theforeman.org/security.html (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
projects.theforeman.org/issues/16982 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
[oss-security] 20170222 CVE-2016-7078: Foreman organization/location authorization vulnerability (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7078?: CVE-2016-7078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foreman, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2018-09-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-7078?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.