What is CVE-2021-20259?

CVE-2021-20259 is a high-severity vulnerability in Theforeman Foremanfogproxmox, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-06-07.

How severe is CVE-2021-20259?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-20259 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in Theforeman Foremanfogproxmox

CVE-2021-20259

A flaw was found in the Foreman project. The Proxmox compute resource exposes the password through the API to an authenticated local attacker with view_hosts permission. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. Versions before foreman_fog_proxmox 0.13.1 are affected

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.003 (19.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Theforeman Foremanfogproxmox
N/a Foreman — versions before foreman_fog_proxmox 0.13.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

n0-traces/cve_

References

secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20259?: CVE-2021-20259 is a high-severity vulnerability in Theforeman Foremanfogproxmox, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2021-20259?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-20259 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.