CloudformsApplication · Redhat
CVE-2020-10778
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 · uneditedIn Red Hat CloudForms 4.7 and 5, the read only widgets can be edited by inspecting the forms and dropping the disabled attribute from the fields since there is no server-side validation. This business logic flaw violate the expected behavior.
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 confidenceRed Hat CloudForms 4.7 and 5 lack server-side validation for read-only widget settings, allowing authenticated users to modify protected widget configurations by manipulating client-side HTML to remove disabled attributes from form fields.
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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
CloudformsApplication
= 4.7= 5.0.0CVSS 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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
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 CloudForms appliance versionCheck the version by logging into the CloudForms appliance console (appliance_console) and viewing the version information, or query the API endpoint /api with an authenticated session to retrieve the server version.Affected if The installed version is exactly 4.7 or exactly 5.0.0
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Verify widget functionality is enabledConfirm the CloudForms web UI is accessible and the dashboard/widget system is loaded. Navigate to the dashboards or widget configuration areas in the web interface.Affected if The widget/dashboard feature is accessible and functional in the environment
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Test read-only widget setting enforcementUsing an authenticated user session, access a widget with read-only settings. Use browser developer tools to remove the disabled or readonly attribute from form fields representing protected widget settings, then attempt to submit the modified form.Affected if The server accepts and processes the modified request, allowing changes to settings that should be read-only
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Check API authorization for widget settingsIntercept a legitimate widget configuration API request (POST/PUT to /api/widgets/:id) and modify the payload to include read-only field changes, then submit without the disabled parameters.Affected if The API accepts modifications to protected widget configuration fields without returning a 403 Forbidden or authorization error
The environment is affected if running Red Hat CloudForms version 4.7 or 5.0.0 and the server permits modification of read-only widget settings through client-side manipulation.
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 dataImplement server-side authorization checks to enforce read-only widget permissions and reject any requests attempting to modify protected widget settings regardless of client-side form manipulation.
Fix this in Cloudforms
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