Cleartext storage of sensitive information in [UNKNOWN] foreman
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-312Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure, Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-312 and CWE-269.
Summary
A flaw was found in foreman before version 1.15 in the logging of adding and registering images. An attacker with access to the foreman log file would be able to view passwords for provisioned systems in the log file, allowing them to access those systems.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01162 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [UNKNOWN] | foreman | foreman 1.15 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- foreman Vendor[UNKNOWN] Affected foreman 1.15 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.15 | Vulnerable | The Foreman Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.15 Vulnerable ·The Foreman Project
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
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: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or 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-2017-2672
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-82j5-w3wh-5hfm
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-2672 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-2672 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-82j5-w3wh-5hfm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-2672 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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