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.
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.
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:- Version 0:3.5.1.24-1.el8sat and below * is unaffected.
- Version 0:3.7.0.10-1.el8sat and below * is unaffected.
- Version 1:3.7.0.5-1.el8sat and below * is unaffected.
Exploit Probability
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