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.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat, Inc. Cloudforms — versions Through 5.9
- Red Hat Cloudforms — versions 4.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0374 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (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.