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CVE-2017-7505

Published: May 26, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-863
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 27.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Foreman since version 1.5 is vulnerable to an incorrect authorization check due to which users with user management permission who are assigned to some organization(s) can do all operations granted by these permissions on all administrator user object outside of their scope, such as editing global admin accounts including changing their passwords.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-863CWE-269

Affected Products

foremantheforeman
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
foremanForeman
On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
theforemancommercialEnterprise Softwareaka the foreman
foremanoss-projectEnterprise Softwareaka theforeman

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/19612
projects.theforeman.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98607
securityfocus.com
https://github.com/theforeman/foreman/pull/4545
github.com

Timeline

Published
May 26, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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