First published: Wed Jul 18 2018(Updated: )
CloudForms Management Engine (cfme) is vulnerable to an improper security setting in the dRuby component of CloudForms. An attacker with access to an unprivileged local shell could use this flaw to execute commands as a high privileged user.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
redhat/cfme | <5.8.5.0 | 5.8.5.0 |
redhat/cfme | <5.9.4.2 | 5.9.4.2 |
Redhat Cloudforms | =4.5 | |
Redhat Cloudforms | =4.6 | |
Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine | =5.8 | |
Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine | =5.9 |
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The vulnerability ID is CVE-2018-10905.
CloudForms Management Engine (cfme) versions 5.8.5.0 and 5.9.4.2, as well as Redhat Cloudforms versions 4.5 and 4.6, and Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine versions 5.8 and 5.9 are affected.
The severity of CVE-2018-10905 is high (CVSS score of 7).
By having access to an unprivileged local shell, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute commands as a high privileged user.
Yes, the recommended remedy is to update CloudForms Management Engine to version 5.8.5.0 or 5.9.4.2, or update Redhat Cloudforms to version 4.5 or 4.6, or update Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine to version 5.8 or 5.9.