Improper authorization in foreman
Priority LOW 23CWE-285Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-285 and CWE-200.
Summary
foreman before version 1.15.0 is vulnerable to an information leak through organizations and locations feature. When a user is assigned _no_ organizations/locations, they are able to view all resources instead of none (mirroring an administrator's view). The user's actions are still limited by their assigned permissions, e.g. to control viewing, editing and deletion.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0136 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Foreman Project | foreman | 1.15.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- foreman VendorThe Foreman Project Affected 1.15.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.15.0 | Vulnerable | The Foreman Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.15.0 Vulnerable ·The Foreman Project
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2018:0336 Released 2018-02-21 · Red Hat rating ImportantSatellite 6.3 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Satellite 6.3 candlepin-2.1.14-1.el7, candlepin-selinux-2.1.14-1.el7, foreman-1.15.6.34-1.el7sat +47
- Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.3 foreman-1.15.6.34-1.el7sat, foreman-bootloaders-redhat-201801241201-2.el7sat, foreman-bootloaders-redhat-tftpboot-201801241201-2.el7sat +47
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStack Foreman | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) Installer | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0336 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0336 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7078
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c2qx-mg67-hwxr
References
Advisory 5
- https://github.com/theforeman/foreman/commit/5f606e11cf39719bf62f8b1f3396861b32387905
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7078
- https://theforeman.org/security.html#2016-7078
- https://projects.theforeman.org/issues/16982
- [oss-security] 20170222 CVE-2016-7078: Foreman organization/location authorization vulnerability
More The Foreman Project Foreman vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-01620 Forman: foreman: remote code execution via command injection in websocket proxy CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-10506 Improper authentication in [UNKNOWN] smart_proxy_dynflow CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-01890 Eval injection vulnerability in the create method in the Bookmarks controller in Foreman… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
- TI-2013-01882 The create method in app/controllers/users_controller.rb in Foreman before 1.2.0-RC2… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
- TI-2022-03551 Os command injection via ct_command and fcct_command CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2023-00113 Foreman: arbitrary code execution through templates CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2016-7078 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-7078 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c2qx-mg67-hwxr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-7078 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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