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TI-2024-06507 Aliases CVE-2024-7012GHSA-gp3v-m4q9-3v8h

Puppet-foreman: an authentication bypass vulnerability exists in foreman

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

An authentication bypass vulnerability has been identified in Foreman when deployed with External Authentication, due to the puppet-foreman configuration. This issue arises from Apache's mod_proxy not properly unsetting headers because of restrictions on underscores in HTTP headers, allowing authentication through a malformed header. This flaw impacts all active Satellite deployments (6.13, 6.14 and 6.15) and could potentially enable unauthorized users to gain administrative access.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00769 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed puppet-foreman: 22.0Red Hat: 4 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—puppet-foremanbefore 22.022.0Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8—1:3.5.2.8-1.el8satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8—1:3.5.2.8-1.el8satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8—1:3.7.0.8-1.el8satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8—1:3.7.0.8-1.el8satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8—1:3.9.3.4-1.el8satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8—1:3.9.3.4-1.el8satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8—1:3.12.0.1-1.el8satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8—1:3.12.0.1-1.el8satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9—1:3.12.0.1-1.el9satPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9—1:3.12.0.1-1.el9satPatch availableCNA
  • puppet-foreman Vendor— Affected before 22.0 Fixed in 22.0 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:3.5.2.8-1.el8sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:3.5.2.8-1.el8sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:3.7.0.8-1.el8sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:3.7.0.8-1.el8sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:3.9.3.4-1.el8sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:3.9.3.4-1.el8sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:3.12.0.1-1.el8sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:3.12.0.1-1.el8sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:3.12.0.1-1.el9sat Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:3.12.0.1-1.el9sat Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.13VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.14VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.15VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.13 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.14 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.15 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA puppet-foreman Fixed in 22.0

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:8906 Released 2024-11-05 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Satellite 6.16.0 release
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 ansible-collection-redhat-satellite-4.2.0-1.el8sat, ansible-collection-redhat-satellite_operations-3.0.0-1.el8sat, ansible-lint-5.4.0-1.el8pc +47
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 ansible-collection-redhat-satellite-4.2.0-1.el9sat, ansible-collection-redhat-satellite_operations-3.0.0-1.el9sat, ansible-runner-2.2.1-5.el9pc +47
  • RHSA-2024:6337 Released 2024-09-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    Satellite 6.13.7.2 Security Update
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8 foreman-installer-1:3.5.2.8-1.el8sat, foreman-installer-katello-1:3.5.2.8-1.el8sat
  • RHSA-2024:6336 Released 2024-09-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    Satellite 6.14.4.2 Security Update
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8 foreman-installer-1:3.7.0.8-1.el8sat, foreman-installer-katello-1:3.7.0.8-1.el8sat
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  • RHSA-2024:6335 Released 2024-09-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    Satellite 6.15.3.1 Security Update
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8 foreman-installer-1:3.9.3.4-1.el8sat, foreman-installer-katello-1:3.9.3.4-1.el8sat

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8 and 3 more products — RHSA-2024:6335

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-07345 Puppet-pulpcore: an authentication bypass vulnerability exists in pulpcorePriority MEDIUM 50
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →
  • Advisory ·

    Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8 and 3 more products — RHSA-2024:6336

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-07345 Puppet-pulpcore: an authentication bypass vulnerability exists in pulpcorePriority MEDIUM 50
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →
Show 1 more group
  • Advisory ·

    Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8 and 3 more products — RHSA-2024:6337

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-07345 Puppet-pulpcore: an authentication bypass vulnerability exists in pulpcorePriority MEDIUM 50
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2024:6337
Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2024:6336
Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2024:6335
Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2024:8906
Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2024:8906
Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-7012
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gp3v-m4q9-3v8h

References

Advisory 5

Other 1

  • TI-2016-02888 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u113, 7u99, and 8u77; Java SE Embedded 8u77… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-02278 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u95, 7u80, and 8u45, and Java SE Embedded… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-35991 Starlette has missing Host header validation that poisons request.url.path, bypassing path-based security checks KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2015-04118 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u101, 7u85, and 8u60 allows remote attackers… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2018-07743 It was found that cobbler 2.6.x exposed all functions from its CobblerXMLRPCInterface… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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