Description
In CloudForms Management Engine (cfme) before 5.7.3 and 5.8.x before 5.8.1, it was found that privilege check is missing when invoking arbitrary methods via filtering on VMs that MiqExpression will execute that is triggerable by API users. An attacker could use this to execute actions they should not be allowed to (e.g. destroying VMs).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | cfme | 5.7.3, 5.8.1 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat CloudForms 5 | ansible | 2.3.0.0-1.el7 | RHSA-2017:1758 |
| Red Hat CloudForms 5 | ansible-tower-setup +1 | 3.1.3-1.el7at | RHSA-2017:1758 |
| Red Hat CloudForms 5 | cfme +2 | 5.8.1.5-1.el7cf | RHSA-2017:1758 |
| Red Hat CloudForms 5 | rh-ruby23-rubygem-nokogiri +1 | 1.7.2-1.el7cf | RHSA-2017:1758 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2017:1758 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat CloudForms security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jul 1, 2026
References
- 100151 vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7530
- RHSA-2017:1758 vendor-advisory