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CVE-2017-7505

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-7505 describes an incorrect authorization vulnerability in Foreman versions 1.5 and later. This flaw allows authenticated users with user management permissions, even if scoped to specific organizations, to perform all user management operations, including password changes, on administrator accounts outside their assigned scope. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.59%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
73.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0159 is in the 71st 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 (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 6Fixed in: foreman
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3Fixed in: foreman

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-7505Moderate

foreman: Users with user management permission assigned to organization can manage user objects outside of the organization

May 22, 2017

References

projects.theforeman.org / issues/19612
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
github.com / theforeman/foreman/pull/4545
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/98607
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry