CVE-2021-20290

MEDIUM

Foreman OpenSCAP < 0.9.1 - Authenticated Incorrect Authorization and Denial of Service

Title source: llm

Description

An improper authorization handling flaw was found in Foreman. The OpenSCAP 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.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939701

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1

EPSS 0.0022

EPSS Percentile 12.4%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-863

Status published

Products (1)

theforeman/openscap < 0.9.1

Published Mar 25, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026