CVE-2017-2664 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine versions before 5.7.3 and 5.8.x before 5.8.1. The flaw stems from a lack of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) on specific methods within the CloudForms rails application, allowing an authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges. Rated with a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on integrity, with no impact on confidentiality or availability. An attacker with low privileges could exploit this to gain elevated access. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has garnered minimal community discussion and media coverage, indicating a low level of public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.8, < 5.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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