Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2012-4574 is a credential exposure issue in Pulp as packaged with Red Hat CloudForms before 1.1. A configuration file was readable by local users and contained an administrative password, creating risk of privilege escalation or broader CloudForms compromise if an attacker already had local access. Exposure is most likely on legacy Red Hat CloudForms deployments earlier than 1.1 where untrusted or low-privileged local users can access the appliance or host filesystem. Prioritize remediation if legacy CloudForms systems still exist or if shared local access is allowed. The issue is old and local, but exposed administrative credentials can turn limited access into operational control. Mitigation focus: Apply Red Hat guidance, including RHSA-2012:1543, for affected CloudForms deployments.; Upgrade Red Hat CloudForms to version 1.1 or later if still running an older release.; Ensure pulp.conf is not readable by non-administrative local users..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- cloudforms-pulpconf-info-disc(80548)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=872487CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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