Foreman-installer: candlepin database password being leaked to local users via the process list (foreman-installer)

CVE-2024-3716
MEDIUM 6.2

At a glance

Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 0.21 % Β· percentile 11 ()
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
redhat
NVD status
Modified

Description

A flaw was found in foreman-installer when puppet-candlepin is invoked cpdb with the --password parameter. This issue leaks the password in the process list and allows an attacker to take advantage and obtain the password.

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-200 β€” Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Scores

VersionScoreVectorScored by
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nredhat
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NNVD Β· secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NNVD Β· nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

European references

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

Affected products

ProductVersions
foreman-installer
Red Hat Β· Red Hat Satellite 6

Sources

SourceLicence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)FIRST β€” attribution requested
ENISA EUVDENISA β€” reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feedsPublic domain β€” this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD