ipa: Insufficient privileges check in certificate revocation
Published Sep 7, 2016
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.58%
Description
The cert_revoke command in FreeIPA does not check for the "revoke certificate" permission, which allows remote authenticated users to revoke arbitrary certificates by leveraging the "retrieve certificate" permission.
Affected products
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Configuration 3
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- 25
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ipa-0:3.0.0-50.el6_8.2
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1797
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ipa-0:4.2.0-15.el7_2.19
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1797
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ipa-0:3.0.0-50.el6_8.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1797 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ipa-0:4.2.0-15.el7_2.19 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1797 |
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:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.58% (0.02585) | 84.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.61% (0.02606) | 83.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00565) | 66.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00219) | 60.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00220) | 60.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00220) | 58.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 75.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 75.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 73.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 52.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1797.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/17/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92525 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5404 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1351593 Issue Tracking
- https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/6232 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/freeipa.git/commit/?id=cf74584d0f772f3f5eccc1d30c001e4212a104fd x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3PZ2ZQTMGC2UBRNHXVVOY3PJDOBP4CP4/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S5OROLKFSY5QRQS7NGBNDP5QMOBV3XMZ/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VQDYWANTMDFZP3HTGSEOA2IONVUITYX5/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5404
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5404
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.