Foreman: previous password still allowed to log into foreman with Active Directory backend
Published Oct 6, 2017
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.42%
Description
The LDAP Authentication functionality in Foreman might allow remote attackers with knowledge of old passwords to gain access via vectors involving the password lifetime period in Active Directory.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.9.0
No data.
OpenStack Foreman
foreman
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) Installer
foreman
Not affected
Red Hat Satellite 6
foreman
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack Foreman | foreman | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) Installer | foreman | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | foreman | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security determined that this flaw was not a security vulnerability. See the Bugzilla link for more details.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/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 | 1.42% (0.01420) | 71.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.42% (0.01420) | 69.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.92% (0.00918) | 73.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.19% (0.02185) | 73.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.92% (0.00918) | 74.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 71.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 69.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 66.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00241) | 60.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | 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)
- http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/11471 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5246 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258700 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5246
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5246
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/11471 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5246 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258700 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5246 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5246 |
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