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CVE-2014-3691

Smart Proxy (aka Smart-Proxy and foreman-proxy) in Foreman before 1.5.4 and 1.6.x before 1.6.2 does not validate SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended authentication and execute arbitrary API requests via a request without a certificate.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-3691 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from redhat, from theforeman organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-03-09T14:59:00.077

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-310

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	redhat	openstack	4.0	Yes
Application	redhat	openstack	5.0	Yes
Application	theforeman	foreman	≤ 1.5.3	Yes
Application	theforeman	foreman	1.6.0	Yes
Application	theforeman	foreman	1.6.1	Yes

References

http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/7822 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0287.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0288.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/theforeman/smart-proxy/pull/217 Issue Tracking, Patch ([email protected])
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/foreman-announce/jXC5ixybjqo ([email protected])
http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/7822 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0287.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0288.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/theforeman/smart-proxy/pull/217 Issue Tracking, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/foreman-announce/jXC5ixybjqo (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For redhat's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.