Cloudforms Management EngineApplication · Redhat
CVE-2014-0087
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe check_privileges method in vmdb/app/controllers/application_controller.rb in ManageIQ, as used in Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine (CFME), allows remote authenticated users to bypass authorization and gain privileges by leveraging improper RBAC checking, related to the rbac_user_edit action.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe check_privileges method in the application_controller.rb of ManageIQ (used by Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine) has improper Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) validation specifically for the rbac_user_edit action, allowing authenticated users to bypass authorization checks and elevate their privileges.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Cloudforms Management EngineApplication
< 5.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed CloudForms/ManageIQ versionCheck the product version through the web UI (Help > About) or via the command line if you have CLI access (e.g., rpm query or appliance_console CLI tool).Affected if The installed version is below 5.3 (e.g., 5.2.x, 5.1.x, etc.)
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Confirm the product is Red Hat CloudForms or ManageIQVerify the application name in the About section or appliance console shows CloudForms Management Engine or ManageIQ.Affected if The product is CloudForms Management Engine or ManageIQ running version < 5.3
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Check if rbac_user_edit functionality existsExamine the application_controller.rb file for the check_privileges method, specifically looking for the rbac_user_edit action handler if you have access to the source code.Affected if The check_privileges method handles rbac_user_edit without proper RBAC validation (code inspection finding).
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Review user role assignmentsAudit existing user accounts and their assigned roles through the UI (Settings > Access Control > Users) or database queries if you have direct DB access.Affected if Authenticated users with limited roles have access to user edit capabilities they should not possess.
Your environment is affected if you are running Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine or ManageIQ version 5.2 or earlier, where the RBAC bypass in the check_privileges method allows unauthorized privilege escalation via the rbac_user_edit action.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data5.3
Apply vendor patches for CVE-2014-0087 to affected ManageIQ/CFME versions. In the interim, limit administrative user account access and monitor audit logs for unauthorized privilege escalation attempts.
Fix this in Cloudforms Management Engine
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