It was found that a mock CMC authentication plugin with a hardcoded secret was accidentally enabled by default in the pki-core package. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to bypass the regular authentication process and trick the CA server into issuing certificates.
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CVSS3 Base Score | 5.9 |
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CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Attack Vector | Network |
Attack Complexity | High |
Privileges Required | None |
User Interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity Impact | High |
Availability Impact | None |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (pki-core) | RHSA-2017:2335 | 2017-08-01 |
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pki-core | Not affected |
Red Hat Certificate System 9 | pki-core | Not affected |