CVE-2017-2632

MEDIUM

CloudForms Management Engine < 5.7.1.3 - Privilege Escalation via Role Validation Logic Error

Title source: llm

Description

A logic error in valid_role() in CloudForms role validation before 5.7.1.3 could allow a tenant administrator to create groups with a higher privilege level than the tenant administrator should have. This would allow an attacker with tenant administration access to elevate privileges.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2632

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96478

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0320.html

Scores

CVSS v3 4.9

EPSS 0.0147

EPSS Percentile 70.4%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Details

CWE

CWE-285 CWE-863

Status published

Products (2)

redhat/cloudforms 4.2

redhat/cloudforms_management_engine < 5.7.1.3

Published Jul 27, 2018

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026