What is CVE-2021-3469?

CVE-2021-3469 is a vulnerability in Foreman versions before 2.3.4 and before 2.4.0 that allows an authenticated attacker to impersonate the foreman-proxy if the product enables the Puppet Certificate authority (CA) to sign certificate requests with subject alternative names (SANs).

How does CVE-2021-3469 impact Foreman?

CVE-2021-3469 can be exploited by an authenticated attacker to impersonate the foreman-proxy and perform unauthorized actions.

What is the severity of CVE-2021-3469?

CVE-2021-3469 has a severity rating of medium (5.4) based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) v3.0.

Which versions of Foreman are affected by CVE-2021-3469?

Foreman versions before 2.3.4 and before 2.4.0 are affected by CVE-2021-3469.

How can the CVE-2021-3469 vulnerability be mitigated?

To mitigate CVE-2021-3469, users are advised to upgrade their Foreman software to version 2.3.4 or higher.

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CVE-2021-3469

medium

5.4

CWE

863

26/3/2021

3/6/2021

3/8/2024

CVE-2021-3469

First published: Fri Mar 26 2021(Updated: )

Foreman versions before 2.3.4 and before 2.4.0 is affected by an improper authorization handling flaw. An authenticated attacker can impersonate the foreman-proxy if product enable the Puppet Certificate authority (CA) to sign certificate requests that have subject alternative names (SANs). Foreman do not enable SANs by default and `allow-authorization-extensions` is set to `false` unless user change `/etc/puppetlabs/puppetserver/conf.d/ca.conf` configuration explicitly.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Theforeman Foreman	<2.3.4
redhat/foreman	<2.3.4	2.3.4
redhat/foreman	<2.4.0	2.4.0

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What is CVE-2021-3469?
CVE-2021-3469 is a vulnerability in Foreman versions before 2.3.4 and before 2.4.0 that allows an authenticated attacker to impersonate the foreman-proxy if the product enables the Puppet Certificate authority (CA) to sign certificate requests with subject alternative names (SANs).
How does CVE-2021-3469 impact Foreman?
CVE-2021-3469 can be exploited by an authenticated attacker to impersonate the foreman-proxy and perform unauthorized actions.
What is the severity of CVE-2021-3469?
CVE-2021-3469 has a severity rating of medium (5.4) based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) v3.0.
Which versions of Foreman are affected by CVE-2021-3469?
Foreman versions before 2.3.4 and before 2.4.0 are affected by CVE-2021-3469.
How can the CVE-2021-3469 vulnerability be mitigated?
To mitigate CVE-2021-3469, users are advised to upgrade their Foreman software to version 2.3.4 or higher.

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