CVE-2021-3457

Medium

Description

An improper authorization handling flaw was found in Foreman. The Shellhooks plugin for the smart-proxy allows Foreman clients to execute actions that should be limited to the Foreman Server. This flaw allows an authenticated local attacker to access and delete limited resources and also causes a denial of service on the Foreman server. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to integrity and system availability.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.1
Exploit probability—
ProductTheforeman Smart Proxy Shell Hooks
PublishedMay 12, 2021
First seenMay 12, 2021

How to fix

Update
  • theforeman smart_proxy_shell_hooks0.9.2 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
theforeman smart_proxy_shell_hooksv < 0.9.20.9.2

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