Cloudforms Management EngineApplication · Redhat
CVE-2020-14324
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 · uneditedA high severity vulnerability was found in all active versions of Red Hat CloudForms before 5.11.7.0. The out of band OS command injection vulnerability can be exploited by authenticated attacker while setuping conversion host through Infrastructure Migration Solution. This flaw allows attacker to execute arbitrary commands on CloudForms server.
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 confidenceAn OS command injection vulnerability exists in Red Hat CloudForms (all versions before 5.11.7.0) in the Infrastructure Migration Solution's conversion host setup functionality. An authenticated attacker can inject arbitrary OS commands through improper input handling during conversion host configuration, leading to full command execution on the CloudForms server.
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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
< 5.11.7.0CVSS 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
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/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 the installed CloudForms versionAccess the CloudForms management UI and navigate to the About section (typically under the Help menu), or check the appliance's /var/www/miq/vmdb/VERSION file if you have CLI accessAffected if The version is lower than 5.11.7.0 (for example, 5.11.6.0, 5.11.5.0, etc.)
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Confirm Infrastructure Migration Solution is enabledIn the CloudForms UI, navigate to the Infrastructure menu and look for Migration or Infrastructure Migration Solution settings. Check if the IMS feature is listed as available or enabled in the server diagnostics or configurationAffected if The Infrastructure Migration Solution feature is present and enabled on the appliance
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Verify conversion host configuration existsNavigate to Infrastructure Migration Solution settings and check if any conversion hosts have been configured or if the conversion host setup interface is accessibleAffected if Conversion hosts are configured or the conversion host setup interface is accessible to authenticated users
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Review user access to conversion host setupCheck the role-based access control (RBAC) settings to see which authenticated users or groups have access to the Infrastructure Migration Solution conversion host setup functionalityAffected if Users beyond highly trusted administrators have access to conversion host setup
Your environment is affected if the installed CloudForms version is below 5.11.7.0 AND the Infrastructure Migration Solution conversion host feature is enabled and accessible.
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.
dbcve · scoped5.11.7.0
Upgrade to Red Hat CloudForms 5.11.7.0 or later to remediate the vulnerability. Until patched, restrict access to the Infrastructure Migration Solution conversion host setup to only highly trusted authenticated administrators and monitor for suspicious activity.
5.11.7.0 or later
- Upgrade Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine to version 5.11.7.0 or later
- After upgrade, verify the Infrastructure Migration Solution conversion host setup functionality works correctly
- Review access controls for users with permission to set up conversion hosts
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Cloudforms Management Engine
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation6.0 h
- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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