CFME: check_privileges logic error resulting in privilege escalation
Published Jan 11, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.81%
Description
The check_privileges method in vmdb/app/controllers/application_controller.rb in ManageIQ, as used in Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine (CFME), allows remote authenticated users to bypass authorization and gain privileges by leveraging improper RBAC checking, related to the rbac_user_edit action.
Affected products
No data.
- < 5.3
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CloudForms Management Engine 5.3
cfme-0:5.3.2.6-1.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0028
CloudForms Management Engine 5.3
ruby193-rubygem-fog-0:1.19.0-2.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0028
CloudForms Management Engine 5.3
ruby193-rubygem-linux_admin-0:0.9.4-1.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0028
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.3 | cfme-0:5.3.2.6-1.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0028 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.3 | ruby193-rubygem-fog-0:1.19.0-2.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0028 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.3 | ruby193-rubygem-linux_admin-0:0.9.4-1.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0028 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.81% (0.01812) | 77.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.85% (0.01847) | 76.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00100) | 25.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00167) | 54.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00167) | 52.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00178) | 53.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00171) | 52.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 51.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0087 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1067623 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ManageIQ/manageiq/issues/1581 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0087
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0087
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0087 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1067623 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ManageIQ/manageiq/issues/1581 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0087 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0087 |
Change history (0)
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