CVE-2017-12191

Summary

CVECVE-2017-12191
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-02-28 13:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-12 23:28:00 UTC
DescriptionA flaw was found in the CloudForms account configuration when using VMware. By default, a shared account is used that has privileged access to VMRC (VMWare Remote Console) functions that may not be appropriate for users of CloudForms (and thus this account). An attacker could use this vulnerability to view and make changes to settings in the VMRC and virtual machines controlled by it that they should not have access to.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-284

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Cloudforms 4.5 All All All
Application Redhat Cloudforms 4.5 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE-2017-12191 - Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
1500517 – (CVE-2017-12191) CVE-2017-12191 CFME: VMRC plugin console grants users administrative access CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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