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CVE-2016-7078

foreman before version 1.15.0 is vulnerable to an information leak through organizations and locations feature. When a user is assigned _no_ organizations/locations, they are able to view all resources instead of none (mirroring an administrator's view). The user's actions are still limited by their assigned permissions, e.g. to control viewing, editing and deletion.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.3, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from theforeman organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, 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

2018-09-10T15:29:04.280

Last Modified

2024-11-21T02:57:24.930

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-285
Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	theforeman	foreman	1.15.0	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96385 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7078 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/theforeman/foreman/commit/5f606e11cf39719bf62f8b1f3396861b32387905 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://projects.theforeman.org/issues/16982 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q1/470 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://theforeman.org/security.html#2016-7078 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96385 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7078 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/theforeman/foreman/commit/5f606e11cf39719bf62f8b1f3396861b32387905 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://projects.theforeman.org/issues/16982 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q1/470 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://theforeman.org/security.html#2016-7078 Vendor Advisory (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 theforeman'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.