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CVE-2017-2590: A vulnerability was found in ipa before 4.4.

A vulnerability was found in ipa before 4.4. IdM's ca-del, ca-disable, and ca-enable commands did not properly check the user's permissions while modifying CAs in Dogtag. An authenticated, unauthorized attacker could use this flaw to delete, disable, or enable CAs causing various denial of service problems with certificate issuance, OCSP signing, and deletion of secret keys.

HighCVSS 8.1Not KEV-listedUpdated
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This flaw let an authenticated but unauthorized Red Hat ipa/IdM user change certificate authority state in Dogtag. They could delete, disable, or enable CAs, disrupting certificate issuance and OCSP signing. The impact is operationally serious because identity and certificate services may become unavailable or untrustworthy. Exposure is most likely in Red Hat ipa/IdM deployments matching the vulnerable versions described by the vendor advisory. The provided data references ipa before 4.4, while the affected entry names Red Hat ipa 4.4, so exact package applicability should be confirmed against RHSA-2017:0388. Treat this as high priority for environments that depend on Red Hat IdM certificate services. The main business risk is identity and certificate-service disruption by an authenticated insider or compromised low-privilege account. Patch validation and access review should be scheduled promptly. Mitigation focus: Review RHSA-2017:0388 and apply the vendor-provided ipa updates.; Confirm vulnerable ipa/IdM versions are no longer deployed.; Limit ipa administrative command access to trusted users and networks..

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
8.1 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

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

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1CVSS vectors
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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
8.1CVSS 3.0HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H2.85.2Primary CVE score

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Base CVSS 3.0 score

8.1High
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2017-2590Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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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VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
Red Hatipa4.4Listed
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