Vulnerability · Published May 12, 2021 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2021-3457

Medium 6.1

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect authorization in smart_proxy_shellhooks. 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 15% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An improper authorization handling flaw was found in Foreman. The Shellhooks 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_shellhooks	smart_proxy_shellhooks 0.9.2

Weakness: CWE-863

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1940990 x_refsource_MISC