Insufficiently Protected Credentials Affecting foreman-cli package, versions <0:1.15.6.34-1.el7sat


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FOREMANCLI-4470107
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed20 Dec 2016

Introduced: 20 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-9593  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-522  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 foreman-cli to version 0:1.15.6.34-1.el7sat or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:0336.

NVD Description

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

foreman-debug before version 1.15.0 is vulnerable to a flaw in foreman-debug's logging. An attacker with access to the foreman log file would be able to view passwords, allowing them to access those systems.