Tower: X-Forwarded-For header allows internal servers to deploy other systems (using callback)
Published Aug 22, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.60%
Description
Ansible Tower as shipped with Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 5 is vulnerable to CRLF Injection. It was found that X-Forwarded-For header allows internal servers to deploy other systems (using callback).
Affected products
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- Version As shipped with Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Ansible Tower | n/a |
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- n/a
- 5.0
No data.
CloudForms Management Engine 5
cfme
Under investigation
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| CloudForms Management Engine 5 | cfme | Under investigation | n/a |
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:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.60% (0.00599) | 46.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.60% (0.00599) | 47.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00068) | 30.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00068) | 30.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 28.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105143 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7528 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1466777 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7528 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7528
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7528
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105143 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7528 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1466777 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7528 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7528 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7528 |
Change history (0)
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