CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine before 5.2.1.6 allows remote attackers to bypass the…
Priority LOW 31CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine before 5.2.1.6 allows remote attackers to bypass the Ruby on Rails protect_from_forgery mechanism and conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via a destructive action in a request.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00602 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
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 1 advisory
- RHSA-2014:0025 Released 2014-01-14 · Red Hat rating Moderatecfme security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Management Engine cfme-5.2.1.8-1.el6cf, cfme-appliance-5.2.1.8-1.el6cf, cfme-lib-5.2.1.8-1.el6cf +3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Management Engine | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0025 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-6443
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vvp8-xf2f-vgc6
References
Advisory 1
More Red Hat Cloudforms vulnerabilities
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- TI-2017-08592 The XML-RPC server in supervisor before 3.0.1, 3.1.x before 3.1.4, 3.2.x before 3.2.4… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-08480 jQuery before 3.4.0, as used in Drupal, Backdrop CMS, and other products, mishandles… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2018-05593 transport.py in the SSH server implementation of Paramiko before 1.17.6, 1.18.x before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-02756 Path traversal in HackerOne Sprockets CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-00978 Improper input validation in postgresql CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2013-6443 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-6443 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vvp8-xf2f-vgc6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-6443 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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