CVE-2017-7537

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-7537
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-07-26 13:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-12 23:30:00 UTC
DescriptionIt was found that a mock CMC authentication plugin with a hardcoded secret was accidentally enabled by default in the pki-core package before 10.6.4. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to bypass the regular authentication process and trick the CA server into issuing certificates.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-592

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Dogtagpki Dogtagpki All All All All
Application Dogtagpki Dogtagpki All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

References

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1470817 – (CVE-2017-7537) CVE-2017-7537 pki-core: mock CMC authentication plugin with hardcoded secret enabled by default CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
CVE-2017-7537 - Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
Bug 1470817 – CVE-2017-7537 pki-core: mock CMC authentication plugin with hardcoded secret enabled by default MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
Ticket #2779 cmc plugin default change · dogtagpki/pki@876d13c · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
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