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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.3

CVE-2024-8553 json

Foreman: read-only access to entire db from templates

published 2024-10-31 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-49631

cvss
6.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability was found in Foreman's loader macros introduced with report templates. These macros may allow an authenticated user with permissions to view and create templates to read any field from Foreman's database. By using specific strings in the loader macros, users can bypass permissions and access sensitive information.

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8 0:3.5.1.25-1.el8sat
  • Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8 0:3.7.0.14-1.el8sat
  • Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8 0:3.9.1.11-1.el8sat
  • Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 0:3.12.0.1-1.el8sat
  • Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 0:3.12.0.1-1.el9sat
  • cjson satellite capsule 6.16, satellite 6.16 1.7.17-1.el8sat
  • cjson satellite capsule 6.16, satellite 6.16 1.7.17-1.el9sat
  • foreman satellite utils 6.16, satellite capsule 6.16, satellite 6.16 3.12.0.1-1.el8sat
  • foreman satellite utils 6.16, satellite capsule 6.16, satellite 6.16 3.12.0.1-1.el9sat
  • katello satellite capsule 6.16, satellite 6.16 4.14.0-0.1.rc2.el8sat
  • katello satellite capsule 6.16, satellite 6.16 4.14.0-0.1.rc2.el9sat
  • libsolv satellite capsule 6.16, satellite 6.16 1:0.7.20-6.el8sat
  • libcomps satellite capsule 6.16, satellite 6.16 0.1.21-1.el8pc

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:8906RHSA-2024:8717RHSA-2024:8718RHSA-2024:8719

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2024-8553 updated cvss 6.3

foreman: Read-only access to entire DB from templates

  • Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8 foreman 3.5.1.25-1.el8sat, foreman-cli 3.5.1.25-1.el8sat, foreman-ec2 3.5.1.25-1.el8sat, foreman-ovirt 3.5.1.25-1.el8sat, foreman-vmware 3.5.1.25-1.el8sat, foreman-libvirt 3.5.1.25-1.el8sat, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:8717
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8 foreman 3.7.0.14-1.el8sat, foreman-cli 3.7.0.14-1.el8sat, foreman-ec2 3.7.0.14-1.el8sat, foreman-ovirt 3.7.0.14-1.el8sat, foreman-redis 3.7.0.14-1.el8sat, foreman-vmware 3.7.0.14-1.el8sat, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:8718
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8 foreman 3.9.1.11-1.el8sat, foreman-cli 3.9.1.11-1.el8sat, foreman-ec2 3.9.1.11-1.el8sat, foreman-pcp 3.9.1.11-1.el8sat, foreman-ovirt 3.9.1.11-1.el8sat, foreman-redis 3.9.1.11-1.el8sat, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:8719
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 foreman 3.12.0.1-1.el8sat, foreman-cli 3.12.0.1-1.el8sat, foreman-ec2 3.12.0.1-1.el8sat, foreman-pcp 3.12.0.1-1.el8sat, foreman-ovirt 3.12.0.1-1.el8sat, foreman-redis 3.12.0.1-1.el8sat, +8 more Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 foreman 3.12.0.1-1.el9sat, foreman-cli 3.12.0.1-1.el9sat, foreman-ec2 3.12.0.1-1.el9sat, foreman-pcp 3.12.0.1-1.el9sat, foreman-ovirt 3.12.0.1-1.el9sat, foreman-redis 3.12.0.1-1.el9sat, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:8906
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8 satellite 6.13.7.3-1.el8sat, satellite-clone 3.6.1-1.el8sat, satellite-cli 6.13.7.3-1.el8sat, rubygem-katello 4.7.0.37-1.el8sat, satellite-common 6.13.7.3-1.el8sat, satellite-capsule 6.13.7.3-1.el8sat, +2 more Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8 mosquitto 2.0.19-1.el8sat, satellite 6.14.4.3-1.el8sat, satellite-cli 6.14.4.3-1.el8sat, satellite-common 6.14.4.3-1.el8sat, satellite-capsule 6.14.4.3-1.el8sat, satellite-lifecycle 6.14.0-2.el8sat Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8 mosquitto 2.0.19-1.el8sat, satellite 6.15.4.2-1.el8sat, satellite-cli 6.15.4.2-1.el8sat, satellite-common 6.15.4.2-1.el8sat, satellite-capsule 6.15.4.2-1.el8sat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 cjson 1.7.17-1.el8sat, libcomps 0.1.21-1.el8pc, libsolv 0.7.20-6.el8sat, python-jq 1.6.0-3.el8pc, python-pbr 5.8.0-7.el8pc, candlepin 4.4.16-1.el8sat, +663 more Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 cjson 1.7.17-1.el9sat, libcomps 0.1.21-1.el9pc, python-jq 1.6.0-3.el9pc, python-pbr 5.8.0-7.el9pc, candlepin 4.4.16-1.el9sat, libsodium 1.0.17-3.el9sat, +633 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.