Improper Authentication Affecting pki-symkey package, versions <0:10.4.1-11.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-PKISYMKEY-8004146
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • disclosed21 Jul 2017

Introduced: 21 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-7537  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 pki-symkey to version 0:10.4.1-11.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:2335.

NVD Description

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

It was found that a mock CMC authentication plugin with a hardcoded secret was accidentally enabled by default in the pki-core package before 10.6.4. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to bypass the regular authentication process and trick the CA server into issuing certificates.