CVE-2024-8553
Foreman: read-only access to entire db from templates
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
A vulnerability was found in Foreman's loader macros introduced with report templates. These macros may allow an authenticated user with permissions to view and create templates to read any field from Foreman's database. By using specific strings in the loader macros, users can bypass permissions and access sensitive information.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhatCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 3.1 | Medium6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.43% · top 62% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.3.
Weakness
Affected products
foreman
All versions: affected
Red Hat · Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8
- unaffected 0:3.5.1.25-1.el8sat – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8
- unaffected 0:3.7.0.14-1.el8sat – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8
- unaffected 0:3.9.1.11-1.el8sat – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8
- unaffected 0:3.12.0.1-1.el8sat – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9
- unaffected 0:3.12.0.1-1.el9sat – < *
What to do
Workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
References (6)
- RHSA-2024:8717 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:8718 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:8719 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:8906 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8553 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2312524 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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