CVE-2017-7537

MEDIUM

pki-core <10.6.4 - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

It was found that a mock CMC authentication plugin with a hardcoded secret was accidentally enabled by default in the pki-core package before 10.6.4. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to bypass the regular authentication process and trick the CA server into issuing certificates.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2335
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7537

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0146
EPSS Percentile 70.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-592 CWE-798
Status published
Products (4)
dogtagpki/dogtagpki < 10.6.4
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0
Published Jul 26, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026