CVE-2018-14643 — Vulnerability in smart_proxy_dynflow — CVE Details

CRITICAL

smart_proxy_dynflow gem authentication bypass in Foreman remote execution feature

Published October 8, 2018Updated February 16, 2024Source: osv

Summary

An authentication bypass flaw was found in the smart_proxy_dynflow component used by Foreman. A malicious attacker can use this flaw to remotely execute arbitrary commands on machines managed by vulnerable Foreman instances, in a highly privileged context.

Advisory Timeline

First published October 8, 2018 (2926 days ago).
Last revised February 16, 2024 — 1956 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler

Update smart_proxy_dynflow to 0.2.1 or later

gem install smart_proxy_dynflow -v 0.2.1

Bundler

Update smart_proxy_dynflow to 0.1.11 or later

gem install smart_proxy_dynflow -v 0.1.11

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (2)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
smart_proxy_dynflow	rubygems	0.2.0	0.2.1
smart_proxy_dynflow	rubygems	0.0.1, 0.0.2, 0.0.3, 0.0.4 (+14 more)	0.1.11

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-287
Improper AuthenticationMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-14643?: smart_proxy_dynflow gem authentication bypass in Foreman remote execution feature This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2018-14643?: CVE-2018-14643 affects smart_proxy_dynflow. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2018-14643 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-gx5g-xcxj-cx2w

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