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SatelliteApplication · Redhat

CVE-2021-3590

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-08-22
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
A flaw was found in Foreman project. A credential leak was identified which will expose Azure Compute Profile password through JSON of the API output. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

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 confidence

The Foreman project contains a vulnerability where Azure Compute Profile passwords are exposed in API JSON responses. The credential is leaked through the API output, allowing anyone with API access to view the plaintext password for Azure compute profiles.

MitigationUpdate Foreman to the patched version that properly filters sensitive credentials from API responses, and immediately rotate any Azure credentials that may have been exposed.

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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
SatelliteApplication
Affected:= 6.0
ForemanApplication
Affected:>= 1.6.0

CVSS 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:3.1/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 checks

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  1. Identify your Foreman or Satellite version
    Run 'foreman --version' from the command line, or check the About page in the Foreman web UI under Administer > About, or query the API at /api/status
    Affected if Version is Foreman >= 1.6.0 or Red Hat Satellite = 6.0
  2. Determine if Azure compute profiles exist
    Query the compute profiles API endpoint at /api/compute_profiles or check in the web UI under Infrastructure > Compute Profiles
    Affected if Any Azure/AzureRM compute profiles are configured in your environment
  3. Verify API exposes plaintext credentials
    Make an authenticated GET request to /api/compute_profiles and examine the JSON response, specifically looking for any compute profile entry containing provider 'Azure' or 'AzureRm'
    Affected if The API response contains plaintext 'password' or 'secret' fields within Azure compute profile attributes

You are affected if you run Foreman >= 1.6.0 or Satellite 6.0, have Azure compute profiles configured, and the compute profiles API endpoint returns plaintext passwords in the response.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update Foreman to the patched version that properly filters sensitive credentials from API responses, and immediately rotate any Azure credentials that may have been exposed.

Fix this in Satellite Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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