What is CVE-2017-12191?

CVE-2017-12191 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat, Inc. Cloudforms, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2018-02-28.

How severe is CVE-2017-12191?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Red Hat, Inc. Cloudforms

CVE-2017-12191

A flaw was found in the CloudForms account configuration when using VMware. By default, a shared account is used that has privileged access to VMRC (VMWare Remote Console) functions that may not be appropriate for users of CloudForms (and thus this account). An attacker could use this vulnerability to view and make changes to settings in the VMRC and virtual machines controlled by it that they should not have access to.

EPSS: 0.009 (55.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Red Hat, Inc. Cloudforms — versions Through 5.9
Redhat Cloudforms — versions 4.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12191?: CVE-2017-12191 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat, Inc. Cloudforms, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2018-02-28.
How severe is CVE-2017-12191?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.