CVE-2017-2672

25

FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-2672 describes a critical information disclosure vulnerability in Foreman versions prior to 1.15, impacting Red Hat Foreman and Satellite products. This flaw causes passwords for provisioned systems to be logged in plain text, making them accessible to any attacker with log file access. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker (PR:L) to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (C:H/I:H/A:H) with low attack complexity (AC:L). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

Vendor	Product	Version(s)	CPE
		< 1.15CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman::::::::
		6.3CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.3:::::::*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Exploitability Score

2.8

Impact Score

3.6

CvssVersion

3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score

1.22%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS Percentile

65.6%

Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group

As of 2026-07-27

Model: v2026.06.15

This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0122 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 17,844 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (68)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: candlepin-0:2.1.14-1.el7

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: foreman-0:1.15.6.34-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: foreman-bootloaders-redhat-0:201801241201-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: foreman-discovery-image-0:3.4.4-1

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: foreman-installer-1:1.15.6.8-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: foreman-proxy-0:1.15.6.4-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: foreman-selinux-0:1.15.6.2-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: hiera-0:1.3.1-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: katello-0:3.4.5-15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: katello-certs-tools-0:2.4.0-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: katello-client-bootstrap-0:1.5.1-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: katello-installer-base-0:3.4.5.26-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: katello-selinux-0:3.0.2-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: kobo-0:0.5.1-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: pulp-0:2.13.4.6-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: pulp-docker-0:2.4.1-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: pulp-katello-0:1.0.2-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: pulp-ostree-0:1.2.1.1-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: pulp-puppet-0:2.13.4-3.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: pulp-rpm-0:2.13.4.8-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: puppet-foreman_scap_client-0:0.3.16-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: python-zope-interface-0:4.0.5-4.el7

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: redhat-access-insights-puppet-0:0.0.9-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-foreman_scap_client-0:0.3.0-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-kafo-0:2.0.2-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-kafo_parsers-0:0.1.6-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-kafo_wizards-0:0.0.1-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-smart_proxy_dhcp_remote_isc-0:0.0.2.1-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-smart_proxy_discovery-0:1.0.4-3.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-smart_proxy_discovery_image-0:1.0.9-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-smart_proxy_dynflow-0:0.1.10-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-smart_proxy_openscap-0:0.6.9-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-smart_proxy_pulp-0:1.3.0-1.git.0.b5c2768.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-smart_proxy_remote_execution_ssh-0:0.1.6-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-tilt-0:1.3.7-2.git.0.3b416c9.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: satellite-0:6.3.0-23.0.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: satellite-installer-0:6.3.0.12-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-bastion-0:5.1.1.4-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_bootdisk-0:10.0.2.2-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_discovery-0:9.1.5.3-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_docker-0:3.1.0.3-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_hooks-0:0.3.14-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_openscap-0:0.7.11-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman-redhat_access-0:2.0.13-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_remote_execution-0:1.3.7.2-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_remote_execution_core-0:1.0.6-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman-tasks-0:0.9.6.4-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman-tasks-core-0:0.1.8-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_templates-0:5.0.1-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_theme_satellite-0:1.0.4.16-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_virt_who_configure-0:0.1.9-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli-0:0.11.0.1-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_csv-0:2.3.0-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman-0:0.11.0.5-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_admin-0:0.0.8-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_bootdisk-0:0.1.3.3-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_discovery-0:1.0.0-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_docker-0:0.0.6-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_openscap-0:0.1.5-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_remote_execution-0:0.0.6-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_tasks-0:0.0.12-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_virt_who_configure-0:0.0.3-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_katello-0:0.11.3.5-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-katello-0:3.4.5.58-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-ovirt_provision_plugin-0:1.0.2-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-smart_proxy_dynflow_core-0:0.1.10-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3Fixed in: foreman

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) InstallerFixed in: foreman

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-2672Moderate

foreman: Image password leak

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0336

Third Party Advisory

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi

ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

projects.theforeman.org / issues/19169

ExploitVendor Advisory

securityfocus.com / bid/97526

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry