CVE-2017-2632

Summary

CVECVE-2017-2632
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-07-27 19:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:26:00 UTC
DescriptionA logic error in valid_role() in CloudForms role validation before 5.7.1.3 could allow a tenant administrator to create groups with a higher privilege level than the tenant administrator should have. This would allow an attacker with tenant administration access to elevate privileges.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-863

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Cloudforms 4.2 All All All
Application Redhat Cloudforms 4.2 All All All
Application Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine All All All All
Application Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1424977 – (CVE-2017-2632) CVE-2017-2632 cfme: tenant administrator can create a group with higher permissions CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine CVE-2017-2632 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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