Vulnerability in Theforeman Foreman

CVE-2020-10710

A flaw was found where the Plaintext Candlepin password is disclosed while updating Red Hat Satellite through the satellite-installer. This flaw allows an attacker with sufficiently high privileges, such as root, to retrieve the Candlepin plaintext password.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-10710: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-10710?
CVE-2020-10710 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Theforeman Foreman, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-10710?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-10710 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.