Vulnerability · Published Mar 30, 2022 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2021-3456

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity incorrect authorization in smart_proxy_salt. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

An improper authorization handling flaw was found in Foreman. The Salt plugin for the smart-proxy allows foreman clients to execute actions that should be limited to the Foreman Server. This flaw allows an authenticated local attacker to access and delete limited resources and also causes a denial of service on the Foreman server. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to integrity and system availability.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	smart_proxy_salt	affecting up to, including smart_proxy_salt 2.1.5

Weakness: CWE-863

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1941001 x_refsource_MISC