CVE-2017-7537 describes a critical vulnerability in the pki-core package, affecting various Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Dogtag PKI products before version 10.6.4. A hardcoded secret in a default-enabled mock CMC authentication plugin allowed attackers to bypass authentication and potentially coerce the CA server into issuing unauthorized certificates. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this network-exploitable flaw has a high impact on integrity, requiring no user interaction or privileges. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, its potential to compromise certificate authority integrity warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:dogtagpki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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