CVE-2017-7537
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CVE-2017-7537 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. It 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
It 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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 |
| Dogtagpki | Dogtagpki | < 10.6.4 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2335Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7537Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/commit/876d13c6d20e7e1235b9Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2335Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7537Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/commit/876d13c6d20e7e1235b9Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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