ipa: ipa-kra-install includes certificate and private key in world readable file
Published Sep 21, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.99%
Description
ipa-kra-install in FreeIPA before 4.2.2 puts the CA agent certificate and private key in /etc/httpd/alias/kra-agent.pem, which is world readable.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ipa
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ipa
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ipa | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ipa | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of ipa as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 as they did not include the affected KRA subsystem.
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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.99% (0.00991) | 61.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.99% (0.00991) | 57.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00325) | 53.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00281) | 69.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00281) | 67.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00281) | 63.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5284 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=1075511 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264790 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5284
- https://pagure.io/freeipa/issue/5347 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5284
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/freeipa-interest/2015-October/msg00000.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5284 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=1075511 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264790 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5284 | ||
| https://pagure.io/freeipa/issue/5347 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5284 | ||
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/freeipa-interest/2015-October/msg00000.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory |
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