Foreman: Tomcat server.xml SINFO Exposure via World-Readable File
CVE-2023-4886 Published on October 3, 2023

Foreman: world readable file containing secrets
A sensitive information exposure vulnerability was found in foreman. Contents of tomcat's server.xml file, which contain passwords to candlepin's keystore and truststore, were found to be world readable.

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Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-4886 is exploitable with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
HIGH
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Timeline

Reported to Red Hat.

Made public. 56 days later.

Weakness Type

What is an Information Disclosure Vulnerability?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

CVE-2023-4886 has been classified to as an Information Disclosure vulnerability or weakness.


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Affected Versions

Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8: Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8: Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.09%
Percentile
25.20%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.