CFME: Default salt value in miq-password.rb
Published Jul 7, 2014
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.59%
Description
lib/util/miq-password.rb in Red Hat CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine (CFME) before 5.2.4.2 uses a hard-coded salt, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess passwords via a brute force attack.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.2.4
- 5.2
- 5.2.1
- 5.2.1.6
- 5.2.2
- 5.2.3
- 5.2.3.2
No data.
CloudForms Management Engine 5.x
cfme-0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0816
CloudForms Management Engine 5.x
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.13-8.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0816
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.x | cfme-0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0816 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.x | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.13-8.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0816 |
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.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.59% (0.01586) | 74.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.59% (0.01586) | 72.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.40% (0.00403) | 58.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00295) | 70.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00295) | 68.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00295) | 64.41th | 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 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 65.91th | 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 (6)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0816.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68299 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3489 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107853 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3489
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3489
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0816.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68299 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3489 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107853 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3489 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3489 |
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