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TI-2014-00129 Aliases CVE-2014-0135GHSA-hxvp-655x-xxqv

Kafo before 0.3.17 and 0.4.x before 0.5.2, as used by Foreman, uses world-readable…

Priority LOW 10CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Kafo before 0.3.17 and 0.4.x before 0.5.2, as used by Foreman, uses world-readable permissions for default_values.yaml, which allows local users to obtain passwords and other sensitive information by reading the file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00331 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial kafo (RubyGems): 0.3.17, 0.5.2Red Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—kafo (RubyGems)before 0.3.170.3.17Patch availableGHSA-hxvp-655x-xxqv
—kafo (RubyGems)0.4.0 to before 0.5.20.5.2Patch availableGHSA-hxvp-655x-xxqv
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • kafo (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 0.3.17 Fixed in 0.3.17 Patch available GHSA-hxvp-655x-xxqv
  • kafo (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 0.4.0 to before 0.5.2 Fixed in 0.5.2 Patch available GHSA-hxvp-655x-xxqv

CPE configurations NVD · 41

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.3.16VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.1VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.2VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.3VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.4VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.5VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.6VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.7VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.8VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.9VulnerableThe Foreman Project
Show 31 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.10VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.11VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.12VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.13VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.14VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.15VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.16VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.17VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.0VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.0VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.1VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.2VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.0VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.1VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.2VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.3VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.4VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.5VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.6VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.7VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.8VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.9VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.10VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.11VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.12VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.13VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.14VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.15VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.0VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.0VulnerableThe Foreman Project
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:kafo:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.1VulnerableThe Foreman Project

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-hxvp-655x-xxqv kafo (RubyGems) Fixed in 0.3.17 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-hxvp-655x-xxqv kafo (RubyGems) Fixed in 0.5.2 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Satellite 6.0Fixed—
Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.0Fixed—
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.0
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.0 - Optional
  • Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-0135
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hxvp-655x-xxqv

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

Sources

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