The CatalogController in Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine (CFME) before 5.2.3.2…
Priority LOW 21CWE-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
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
The CatalogController in Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine (CFME) before 5.2.3.2 allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary catalogs via vectors involving guessing the catalog ID.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01019 63rd 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
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_3.0_management_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.2.3 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_3.0_management_engine:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_3.0_management_engine:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_3.0_management_engine:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.2 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_3.0_management_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.2.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_3.0_management_engine:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_3.0_management_engine:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_3.0_management_engine:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2014:0469 Released 2014-05-12 · Red Hat rating Importantcfme security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Management Engine cfme-5.2.3.2-1.el6cf, cfme-appliance-5.2.3.2-1.el6cf, cfme-lib-5.2.3.2-1.el6cf +14
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Management Engine | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0469 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-0078
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fxwq-pp2x-ch5j
References
Advisory 1
More Red Hat Cloudforms 3.0 Management Engine vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-00053 The x_button method in the ServiceController (vmdb/app/controllers/service_controller.rb)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2014-00131 SQL injection vulnerability in the saved_report_delete action in the ReportController in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2014-06487 Red Hat CloudForms 3 Management Engine (CFME) allows remote authenticated users to cause… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2014-02963 vmdb/app/controllers/application_controller/performance.rb in Red Hat CloudForms 3.1… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2013-05396 CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine before 5.2.1.6 allows remote attackers to bypass the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2014-02813 The (1) shell_exec function in lib/util/MiqSshUtilV1.rb and (2) temp_cmd_file function in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2014-0078 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-0078 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fxwq-pp2x-ch5j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-0078 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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