CVE-2016-5390

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5390
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-19 21:59:11 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionForeman before 1.11.4 and 1.12.x before 1.12.1 allow remote authenticated users with the view_hosts permission containing a filter to obtain sensitive network interface information via a request to API routes beneath "hosts," as demonstrated by a GET request to api/v2/hosts/secrethost/interfaces.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary3.5AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Theforeman Foreman All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Foreman :: Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 theforeman.org Vendor Advisory
Bug #15653: CVE-2016-5390 - access to API host interfaces, parameters etc. are not restricted by view_hosts filters - Foreman af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 projects.theforeman.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bug 1355728 – CVE-2016-5390 foreman: Access to API routes beneath hosts is not filtered for users with view_host permission af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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