proxies_controller.rb in Katello in Red Hat CloudForms before 1.1 does not properly check…
Priority LOW 27CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
proxies_controller.rb in Katello in Red Hat CloudForms before 1.1 does not properly check permissions, which allows remote authenticated users to read consumer certificates or change arbitrary users' settings via unspecified vectors related to the "consumer UUID" of a system.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01042 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2013:0544 Released 2013-02-21 · Red Hat rating ImportantSubscription Asset Manager 1.2 update
- Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Server apache-commons-codec-1.7-2.el6_3, apache-mime4j-0.6-4_redhat_1.ep6.el6.1, apache-mime4j-javadoc-0.6-4_redhat_1.ep6.el6.1 +33
- RHSA-2012:1543 Released 2012-12-04 · Red Hat rating ImportantCloudForms System Engine 1.1 update
- CloudForms System Engine for RHEL 6 Server candlepin-0.7.8.1-1.el6cf, candlepin-devel-0.7.8.1-1.el6cf, candlepin-selinux-0.7.8.1-1.el6cf +26
- CloudForms Tools for RHEL 5 Server gofer-0.66.1-2.el5, gofer-package-0.66.1-2.el5, gofer-watchdog-0.66.1-2.el5 +2
- CloudForms Tools for RHEL 6 Server gofer-0.66.1-2.el6cf, gofer-package-0.66.1-2.el6cf, gofer-watchdog-0.66.1-2.el6cf +2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| CloudForms System Engine for RHEL 6 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1543 |
| CloudForms Tools for RHEL 5 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1543 |
| CloudForms Tools for RHEL 6 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1543 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5603
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rgp9-vmqv-r74v
References
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Sources
- CVE-2012-5603 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-5603 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rgp9-vmqv-r74v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-5603 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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