Information Exposure Affecting candlepin package, versions <0:2.1.14-1.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-CANDLEPIN-4471494
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed22 Jun 2016

Introduced: 22 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-4995  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 candlepin to version 0:2.1.14-1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:0336.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream candlepin package and not the candlepin package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Foreman before 1.11.4 and 1.12.x before 1.12.1 does not properly restrict access to preview provisioning templates, which allows remote authenticated users with permission to view some hosts to obtain sensitive host configuration information via a URL with a hostname.