Red Hat CloudForms 3.2 Management Engine (CFME) 5.4.4 and CloudForms 4.0 Management…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Red Hat CloudForms 3.2 Management Engine (CFME) 5.4.4 and CloudForms 4.0 Management Engine (CFME) 5.5.0 do not properly encrypt data in the backend PostgreSQL database, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive data and consequently gain privileges by leveraging access to (1) database exports or (2) log files.
Why it matters now
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_management_engine:5.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4.4 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:5.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2015:2620 Released 2015-12-16 · Red Hat rating ModerateCFME 5.4.4 bug fixes, and enhancement update
- CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 cfme-5.4.4.2-1.el6cf, cfme-appliance-5.4.4.2-1.el6cf, cfme-gemset-5.4.4.2-1.el6cf +1
- RHSA-2015:2551 Released 2015-12-08 · Red Hat rating ModerateCFME 5.5.0 bug fixes and enhancement update
- CloudForms Management Engine 5.5 cfme-5.5.0.13-2.el7cf, cfme-appliance-5.5.0.13-1.el7cf, cfme-gemset-5.5.0.13-1.el7cf +19
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2620 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2551 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-7502
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vhf3-65mf-c545
References
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- 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-2015-7502 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-7502 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vhf3-65mf-c545 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-7502 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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