CVE-2021-3469

MEDIUM
Published Jun 3, 20215y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.4 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jun 3, 2021 5y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Foreman versions before 2.3.4 and before 2.4.0 is affected by an improper authorization handling flaw. An authenticated attacker can impersonate the foreman-proxy if product enable the Puppet Certificate authority (CA) to sign certificate requests that have subject alternative names (SANs). Foreman do not enable SANs by default and `allow-authorization-extensions` is set to `false` unless user change `/etc/puppetlabs/puppetserver/conf.d/ca.conf` configuration explicitly.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.4
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
2.5
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low
Availability Low

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization Authorization

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
theforemanforeman* <2.3.4

References 1

  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1943630
    Issue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.