What is the severity of CVE-2016-7040?

CVE-2016-7040 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary shell commands.

How do I fix CVE-2016-7040?

To address CVE-2016-7040, users should update Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine to the latest patched version provided by Red Hat.

Who is affected by CVE-2016-7040?

CVE-2016-7040 affects users of Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine version 4.1.

What kind of attack can be executed using CVE-2016-7040?

CVE-2016-7040 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary shell commands through improper handling of regular expressions.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2016-7040?

While upgrading is the best method to mitigate CVE-2016-7040, limiting user access and carefully controlling permissions can serve as temporary workarounds.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-7040

critical

CWE

284

7/10/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-7040

First published: Fri Oct 07 2016(Updated: )

Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 4.1 does not properly handle regular expressions passed to the expression engine via the JSON API and the web-based UI, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary shell commands by leveraging the ability to view and filter collections.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine	=4.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7040?
CVE-2016-7040 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary shell commands.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7040?
To address CVE-2016-7040, users should update Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine to the latest patched version provided by Red Hat.
Who is affected by CVE-2016-7040?
CVE-2016-7040 affects users of Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine version 4.1.
What kind of attack can be executed using CVE-2016-7040?
CVE-2016-7040 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary shell commands through improper handling of regular expressions.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2016-7040?
While upgrading is the best method to mitigate CVE-2016-7040, limiting user access and carefully controlling permissions can serve as temporary workarounds.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7040?
CVE-2016-7040 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary shell commands.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7040?
To address CVE-2016-7040, users should update Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine to the latest patched version provided by Red Hat.
Who is affected by CVE-2016-7040?
CVE-2016-7040 affects users of Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine version 4.1.
What kind of attack can be executed using CVE-2016-7040?
CVE-2016-7040 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary shell commands through improper handling of regular expressions.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2016-7040?
While upgrading is the best method to mitigate CVE-2016-7040, limiting user access and carefully controlling permissions can serve as temporary workarounds.