CVE-2012-3503
Katello uses hard coded credential
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.0%
Description
The installation script in Katello 1.0 and earlier does not properly generate the `Application.config.secret_token` value, which causes each default installation to have the same secret token, and allows remote attackers to authenticate to the CloudForms System Engine web interface as an arbitrary user by creating a cookie using the default `secret_token`.
How to fix CVE-2012-3503
To remediate CVE-2012-3503, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.0.6 or later
Is CVE-2012-3503 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.0.6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |