Pulp: red hat cloudforms: pulp in red hat cloudforms: information disclosure via world-readable configuration file
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-4574 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2013-01-04 22:55:02 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-30 19:17:25 UTC |
| Description | A flaw was found in Pulp, as used in Red Hat CloudForms. This vulnerability allows a local user to read the administrative password due to world-readable permissions on the `pulp.conf` configuration file. This information disclosure could enable unauthorized access to sensitive system credentials. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.003620000 probability, percentile 0.299940000 (date 2026-11-02)
Problem Types: CWE-538 | CWE-255 | CWE-538 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Redhat | Cloudforms | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Red Hat | CloudForms For RHEL 6 | unaffected 0:0.7.8.1-1.el6cf * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | CloudForms For RHEL 6 | unaffected 0:0.66.1-2.el6cf * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | CloudForms For RHEL 6 | unaffected 0:0.0.150-1.el6cf * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | CloudForms For RHEL 6 | unaffected 0:1.1.12-22.el6cf * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | CloudForms For RHEL 6 | unaffected 0:1.1.2-1.el6cf * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | CloudForms For RHEL 6 | unaffected 0:1.1.8-1.el6cf * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | CloudForms For RHEL 6 | unaffected 0:1.1.8-12.el6cf * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | CloudForms For RHEL 6 | unaffected 0:1.1.5-2.el6cf * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | CloudForms For RHEL 6 | unaffected 0:1.1.9-12.el6cf * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | CloudForms For RHEL 6 | unaffected 0:1.1.1-2.el6cf * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | CloudForms For RHEL 6 | unaffected 0:1.1.14-1.el6cf * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | CloudForms For RHEL 6 | unaffected 0:2.1.5-4.el6cf * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | CloudForms For RHEL 6 | unaffected 0:0.0.11-3.el6cf * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | CloudForms Tools For RHEL 5 | unaffected 0:0.66.1-2.el5 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | CloudForms Tools For RHEL 5 | unaffected 0:1.1.2-1.el5 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | RHUI For RHEL 6 | Not specified | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Security Advisory SA51472 - Red Hat CloudForms Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| 872487 – (CVE-2012-4574) CVE-2012-4574 pulp /etc/pulp/pulp.conf world readable, contains default admin password | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1543 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| 504 Gateway Time-out | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| osvdb.org/88138 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | osvdb.org | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013:0571 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4574 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2026-04-02T15:02:37.117Z | Reported to Red Hat. |
| CNA | 2013-01-04T22:00:00.000Z | Made public. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.