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CVE-2016-7071: It was found that the CloudForms before 5.6.2.2, and 5.7.0.7 did not properly apply permissions controls to...

It was found that the CloudForms before 5.6.2.2, and 5.7.0.7 did not properly apply permissions controls to VM IDs passed by users. A remote, authenticated attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary VMs on systems managed by CloudForms if they know the ID of the VM.

HighCVSS 8.8Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

CloudForms failed to enforce permission checks on user-supplied VM IDs. An authenticated remote user who knows a VM ID could run VMs managed by CloudForms outside their intended authorization. This can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of managed environments. Exposure is limited to Red Hat CloudForms/CFME environments in the affected version range that manage VMs and allow authenticated users to submit or act on VM IDs. Public-facing or broadly accessible CloudForms portals raise business risk. Treat as high priority where CloudForms manages business-critical VMs or has many delegated users. The flaw can let a valid user operate VMs they should not control, creating potential operational disruption and data exposure. Mitigation focus: Review RHSA-2016:2091 and apply Red Hat's CloudForms/CFME updates.; Inventory CloudForms/CFME versions against the affected range in the CVE record.; Restrict CloudForms access to trusted users and management networks..

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
8.8 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

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

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
2Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
8.8CVSS 3.0HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

8.8High
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2016-7071Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

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

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

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Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
Red HatCFME5.6.2.2, 5.7.0.7Listed
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Improper Authorization

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