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CVE-2021-20259 — Vulnerability in foreman_fog_proxmox — CVE Details

HIGH

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in foreman_fog_proxmox

Published June 10, 2021Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

A flaw was found in the Foreman project. The Proxmox compute resource exposes the password through the API to an authenticated local attacker with view_hosts permission. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. Versions of foreman_fog_proxmox prior to 0.13.1 are affected.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published June 10, 2021 (1950 days ago).
  • Last revised November 8, 2023 — 881 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update foreman_fog_proxmox to 0.13.1 or later
gem install foreman_fog_proxmox -v 0.13.1

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

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
foreman_fog_proxmox
rubygems
0.10.0, 0.10.1, 0.10.2, 0.11.0 (+23 more)0.13.1

Vulnerability Classification

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

  • CWE-200
    Information ExposureMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 7.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-20259?
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in foreman_fog_proxmox This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 7.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2021-20259?
CVE-2021-20259 affects foreman_fog_proxmox. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2021-20259 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
7.8

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-f2rp-4rv7-fc95

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